💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fly by"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| whisk byverb | move by very quickly |
| zip byverb | move by very quickly |
| fly a kiteverb | Synonym of go fly a kite. |
| catch fliesverb | (idiomatic) To have one's mouth wide open for a prolonged period. |
| run byverb | (ditransitive) To inform briefly of the main points of; to bring an idea or proposal to the attention of (especially in order to obtain their opinion of it). |
| take a flyerverb | (idiomatic) To invest against odds. |
| flienoun | Obsolete spelling of fly. [(intransitive) To travel through the air, another gas, or a vacuum, without being in contact with a grounded surface.] |
| stop byverb | To pay a visit briefly and informally. |
| flip the birdverb | (colloquial, idiomatic) To make a rude or obscene gesture (at somebody); particularly, to extend the middle finger. |
| go forverb | (transitive) To try for, to attempt to reach. |
| float aroundverb | (informal) To be nearby or available. |
| follow the windverb | To choose what one does based on current circumstances rather than sticking to a plan or fixed set of principles. |
| take a flierverb | Alternative form of take a flyer. [Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, flyer.] |
| go oververb | (transitive, idiomatic) To look at carefully; to scrutinize; to analyze. |
| go pastverb | To surpass a boundary; to go by a limit. |
| upflyverb | (intransitive, poetic) To fly upward. |
| get aroundverb | To transport oneself from place to place. |
| go aroundverb | (intransitive) To move or spread from person to person. |
| go alongverb | To participate, cooperate, or conform. |
| fly by the seat of one's pantsverb | (idiomatic, by extension) To use one's judgment, initiative, and perceptions as events unfold in order to improvise a course of action without a predetermined plan or without the desirable data inputs to decision making. |
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