JETS Synonyms: 177 Similar and Opposite Words

jets 1 of 2

noun

plural of jet

as in sprays

a usually forceful stream of fluid discharged from a narrow opening bought a new showerhead that emits a superpowerful jet of water

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jets

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verb

present tense third-person singular of jet

as in pours

to flow out in great quantities or with force water jetting out of opened fire hydrants at a dangerously high rate

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as in ejects

to violently throw out or off (something from within) the volcano has been jetting out fiery lava in life-threatening amounts

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as in speeds

to proceed or move quickly the presidential candidates jetted through the state for a week before racing off to the next primary

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Recent Examples of jets

Noun

After all, a fleet of TB2s would likely be much cheaper and easier for Damascus to operate than modern fighter jets. — Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 The plant has operated since 1947 producing cars and fighter jets and employs about 2,000 people. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026 Today, consumers are struggling with growing inflation and slowing entry-level hiring, and Jenner is turning from flashing her private jets and multiple mansions to highlighting the flash of rhinestones placed on her everyday goods. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 The water fans will project visuals, with the fountain’s jets providing strategic storytelling support. — Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026 This may be a little outside the NFL’s remit, but Amazon’s Prime Video really needs to cool its jets with the whole tasking-Al-Michaels-to-do-promo-reads thing. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026 In a series of Facebook posts, Romanian defense minister Radu-Dinel Miruţă said F-16 fighter jets destroyed a marine drone in the vicinity of the Neptun Deep gas project in the Black Sea on Thursday. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 Witnesses say fighter jets dropped two bombs minutes apart on Swel Le Oh village, near Mandalay, as more than 100 worshipers gathered, forcing survivors to flee after cremating victims. — Grant Peck, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Remnant radio galaxies represent the final stage in the evolution of radio galaxies, at which point the jets from the galaxies' central regions, or active galactic nuclei (AGNs) powered by feeding supermassive black holes, have switched off. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Verb

The President frequently jets down to his Palm Beach property on weekends. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 May 2026 Instead of Paris this time, the film jets off to another fabulous destination besides New York — Milan — for a huge fashion expo where Lady Gaga gets to perform and even exchange swipes with Miranda. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026 The rom-com follows a 20-something chef amid a quarter-life crisis who jets off to Italy to find herself, and discovers love in the process. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 In You, Me & Tuscany, Anna (Bailey) impulsively jets off to the Italian countryside to stay in a stranger’s villa sans permission. — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 22 Mar. 2026 Season 2 will focus on three more scenic escapes as Ross jets off to new destinations. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for jets

Noun

These are what Brown calls paint sprays and spray threes, two of Brown’s foundational principles of the new-look, high-octane Knicks offense.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 4 Jan. 2026
To make new plantings a little more pest-proof, experiment with repellent sprays, like putrid egg solids, hot pepper spray, and humanely sourced predator spray.

— Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Nov. 2025

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Mykonos Vioma pours organic estate wines at its farm near Ano Mera, while Mikònu moved its taproom in 2026 to Mathios Taverna in Tourlos, where prickly-pear ale comes with dinner and a sea view.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Up the hillside there ever pours in reinforcements, clutching cans of beer and occasionally flags…There is something about it all of a children’s crusade, the young people look so innocent and take their pleasure so gravely.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

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Verb

This development forcibly ejects the mild-mannered mammal into both his parents’ den and the wild — literally — world of dating, where smelling suitors’ pee takes the place of an app profile.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 22 May 2026
At the same time, a salty liquid containing calcium chloride (a salt often used to de-ice roads) is pumped through the regenerator, which carries the heat away and ejects it to the surroundings on exit.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2026

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As starlight streams through the telescope, those actuators subtly reshape the mirrors in real time, correcting for imperfections in the telescope's optics smaller than the width of a strand of DNA.

— Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026
The World Cup next year will stream on Netflix, while TNT Sports has the rights to upcoming USWNT matches and Paramount+ streams most Women’s Super League contests.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of streams

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Gunfire erupts following victory celebration Prosecutors have alleged that an argument between two groups escalated into gunfire in the crowded celebration.

— Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Social media erupts over cancellation, pleads to Mamdani Since the cancellation was announced, social media was inundated with posts in support of the show, with some even reaching out to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to intervene and save it.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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In its breathless finale, Curry races through the mansion reconstructing every murder, flinging himself through doors and corridors while maintaining the verbal precision of a stage actor performing at double speed.

— Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
Finn Gomez / Getty Images Kirkwood, who races for Andretti Global, started second but took the lead on the opening lap with a daring maneuver around the outside of pole-sitter and championship leader Alex Palou in front of the National Archives.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 23 Aug. 2026

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