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flew

Divide flew into syllables:

flew

How to pronounce flew:

Synonyms for flew:

abscond
aviated
avoid
beat a hasty retreat
bolt
cut and run
darted
decamp
depart
do a runner
drifted
escape
flitted
floated
fluttered
fly
fly the coop
get away
glided
hanged
hook it
hovered
leave
make a quick exit
make a run for it
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Antonyms for flew:

ambled
ambulated
darted
dashed
dogtrotted
drave
drove
footed it
footslogged
galloped
hiked
jogged
jogtrotted
legged it
lumbered
made your way
marched
meandered
moseyed
paced
perambulated
plodded
pranced
promenaded
prowled
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Other 1-syllable words like flew

Here are some other common words that have 1 syllable, like flew does.

  • quad
  • Sean
  • sis
  • sway
  • bait
  • bolt
  • brag
  • cum
  • dine
  • Fred
  • moth
  • snooze
  • stole
  • tomb
  • turf
  • clan
  • dew
  • raised
  • sang
  • sponge
  • stripes
  • swamp
  • troll
  • trunk
  • Aife
  • chose
  • fields
  • funk
  • huh
  • hype's
  • jerk
  • led
  • limbs
  • sip
  • tires
  • heav'n
  • mill
  • pitch
  • seem
  • bruise
  • cult
  • wade
  • forth
  • yearn
  • grieve
  • sh
  • trance
  • jaws
  • here's
  • warm
  • … more
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