Synonyms of flings

flings 1 of 2

noun

plural of fling

1

as in sprees

a time or instance of carefree fun

most families spend Labor Day weekend having one last summer fling

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sprees
• romps
• revels
• gambols
• frolics
• idyls
• larks
• festivities
• idylls
• frisks
• rollicks
• binges
• ploys
• escapades
• pranks
• carouses
• toots
• capers
• enjoyments
• antics
• benders
• bums
• shenanigans
• pleasures
• amusements
• souses
• merrymakings
• entertainments
• splores
• merriments
• busts
• diversions
• field days
• indulgences
• brannigans
• recreations
• monkeyshines
• self-indulgences

2

as in tries

an effort to do or accomplish something

take a fling at waterskiing and see how it goes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tries
• attempts
• goes
• stabs
• offers
• passes
• bids
• shots
• endeavors
• bashes
• whacks
• cracks
• trials
• whirls
• essays
• assays
• throes
• struggles
• strivings
• undertakings
• trial and errors

3

as in affaires

a brief romantic relationship

an ill-advised fling with a coworker

Synonyms & Similar Words

• affaires
• affairs
• romances
• amours
• liaisons
• love affairs
• loves
• dalliances
• flirtations
• intrigues
• infatuations
• entanglements
• attachments
• passions
• hanky-pankies
• idyls
• idylls
• puppy loves
• calf-loves

flings

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fling

as in throws

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

flinging rocks into the pond just for the fun of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• throws
• hurls
• tosses
• fires
• launches
• slings
• casts
• heaves
• bowls
• lobs
• catapults
• pegs
• hurtles
• flips
• dashes
• darts
• chucks
• pitches
• guns
• lets fly
• lofts
• thrusts
• pelts
• rolls
• passes
• shoots
• ejects
• hooks
• precipitates
• propels
• rifles
• projects
• impels
• bucks