Antonyms of adj flyaway

2 senses of flyaway

Sense 1
flighty, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained -- (guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls")

INDIRECT (VIA frivolous) -> serious -- (concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities; "a serious student of history"; "a serious attempt to learn to ski"; "gave me a serious look"; "a serious young man"; "are you serious or joking?"; "Don't be so serious!")

Sense 2
flyaway -- ((of hair or clothing) worn loose; "her flyaway hair"; "a flyaway coat")

INDIRECT (VIA loose) -> tight -- (closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "tight skirts"; "he hated tight starched collars"; "fingers closed in a tight fist"; "a tight feeling in his chest")

Similarity of adj flyaway

2 senses of flyaway

Sense 1
flighty, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained -- (guided by whim and fancy; "flighty young girls")
       => frivolous (vs. serious) -- (not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman")

Sense 2
flyaway -- ((of hair or clothing) worn loose; "her flyaway hair"; "a flyaway coat")
       => loose (vs. tight) -- (not tight; not closely constrained or constricted or constricting; "loose clothing"; "the large shoes were very loose")

2024, Cloud WordNet Browser