jet

The word “jet” has 1 syllable: jet.

It's pronounced as /dʒɛt/.


What is synonym and antonym for jet?

In the thesaurus, “jet” has 34 synonyms and 12 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for jet along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for jet

  • airplane
  • belch
  • blow
  • burst
  • buzz
  • chase
  • dart
  • drive
  • eject
  • emit
  • erupt
  • expel
  • fire
  • flush
  • fly
  • hurry
  • jump
  • plane
  • pour
  • race
  • run
  • rush
  • scurry
  • speed
  • spit
  • spout
  • spray
  • spurt
  • squirt
  • stream
  • travel
  • trot
  • zip
  • zoom

Antonyms for jet

  • contain
  • crawl
  • creep
  • drag
  • drip
  • drop
  • lag
  • linger
  • loiter
  • poke
  • restrain
  • trickle

Meanings of jet

  • noun
    1. A collimated stream, spurt or flow of liquid or gas from a pressurized container, an engine, etc.
    2. A spout or nozzle for creating a jet of fluid.
    3. A type of airplane using jet engines rather than propellers.
    4. An engine that propels a vehicle using a stream of fluid as propulsion.
    5. A part of a carburetor that controls the amount of fuel mixed with the air.
    6. A narrow cone of hadrons and other particles produced by the hadronization of a quark or gluon.
    7. Drift; scope; range, as of an argument.
    8. The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type is cold.
    9. A hard, black form of coal, sometimes used in jewellery.
    10. (color) The colour of jet coal, deep grey.
  • verb
    1. To spray out of a container.
    2. To spray with liquid from a container.
    3. To travel on a jet aircraft or otherwise by jet propulsion.
    4. To move (running, walking etc.) rapidly around.
    5. To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.
    6. To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be insolent; to obtrude.
    7. To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken.
    8. To adjust the fuel to air ratio of a carburetor; to install or adjust a carburetor jet.
    9. To leave.
  • adjective
    1. Propelled by turbine engines.
    2. Very dark black in colour.

Example Sentences

  • The jet soared through the sky, leaving a trail of white vapor behind.
  • She arrived at the airport just in time to catch her jet to Paris.
  • The powerful jet engine roared as the plane accelerated down the runway.
  • We could hear the distant rumble of a jet passing overhead.
  • He dreamt of owning a sleek private jet to travel the world in style.

On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to jet, such as: airplane, belch, blow, burst, buzz, chase, contain.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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cabbed

cabbing

had done with

  • abandoned
  • abstain
  • accomplish
  • achieve
  • cancel
  • cease
  • ceased
  • clinch
  • close
  • complete
  • conclude
  • cut off
  • decline
  • disband
  • discontinued
  • disown
  • dissolve
  • do
  • dropped
  • end
  • ended
  • expel
  • forgo
  • forswear
  • give up
  • halted
  • jettison
  • laid off
  • leave
  • left off
  • let go
  • lose
  • make
  • play out
  • quit
  • quitted
  • reject
  • release
  • relinquish
  • renounce
  • repudiate
  • set aside
  • settle
  • spurn
  • stop
  • stopped
  • wind up
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jetliner

  • aircraft
  • airliner
  • freighter
  • jet
  • supersonic
  • tanker
  • turbojet
  • turboprop

jetliners

  • aircraft
  • airframes
  • airliners
  • freighters
  • jets
  • ships
  • supersonics
  • tankers
  • turbojets
  • turboprops

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