Fling
Fling noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.
Usage example: take a fling at waterskiing and see how it goes
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Synonyms for Fling
Try is a synonym for fling in unrestrained behavior topic. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a noun "Fling".
Nearby Word: flinging
Try
Try noun - An effort to do or accomplish something.
Usage example: was granted another try at the field goal
How words are described
| old | old fling | old try |
| usual | usual fling | usual try |
| short | short fling | short try |
| big | big fling | big try |
| Other adjectives: huge, former, final, next, last, latest, previous. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Two thugs try to steal Jesse's backback and start beating the crap out of him, only for Jesse's demonic Super Strength to kick in and brutally fling his attackers away.
Source: Film / Paranormal Activity - Early in the movie, agents playing M's widow and daughters try to corrupt Bond (David Niven) at a funeral fling with piping, drinking, and dancing, but he ends up the last person standing.
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How about a tank that can telekinetically fling things and shield itself with the environment and mess with the heads of its foes as they try to fight back?
Source: Tank Goodness
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Try and Fling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fling/try
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