FLOORS Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of floor

as in bottoms

the surface upon which a body of water lies discovered a new species of crab living on the ocean floor

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surfaces

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verb

present tense third-person singular of floor

as in shocks

to cause an unpleasant surprise for that you would say such a rude thing to someone floors me

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as in surprises

to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected as you might expect, winning the lottery simply floored us

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as in downs

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall the boxer floored his opponent in the second round, winning the fight by a knockout

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as in overwhelms

to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress the pushing and shoving at the clearance sale absolutely floored me, and I had to leave

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Recent Examples of floors

Noun

Expanding the pool, layering two-year records, adding floors and running multiple drawings can make the process harder to explain and easier to distrust, even if the league’s intent is clean. —

C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026 The new floors, walls, tables and chairs cost $500,000. —

Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 27 Mar. 2026 Hole, Oleg and Martin Aminov (Simon J Berger), a petty gun smuggler mistakenly accused of being the serial killer, wind up in a stationary elevator stuck between two floors with an armed Waaler reaching in to grab Oleg’s hair. —

K.j. Yossman, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026 According to its listing, the home has its original wide-board chestnut floors and wall panels along with six fireplaces, original mantels and millwork along with two staircases one of which is the captain’s staircase in the front foyer. —

Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026 From there, the space opens into dining and living areas defined by hardwood floors and cathedral ceilings that bring in light and a sense of scale. —

Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Lines that twist and turn across multiple floors at George Bush Intercontinental Airport have been the result of TSA only being able to staff one-third to one-half the usual number of checkpoint lines, said Jim Szczesniak, aviation director for Houston's airport system. —

Lisa Mascaro, Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026 This versatile upright vacuum is powerful enough to clean both hard floors and carpets. —

Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2026 Sailors were treated for smoke inhalation and, according to multiple reports, the damage caused by the fire left hundreds of crew members sleeping on floors. —

CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

Verb

But each release specifies exactly which warehouse and even which floors the barrels for a particular batch were matured, which is similar to Hardin’s Creek. —

Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Seagrasses brought to these sea bottoms buried creeping stems, strong roots, and pliable leaves.

— David George Haskell, Big Think, 27 Mar. 2026
Semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices and financial technology provider Intuit are also on the list, trading at smaller discounts to their pandemic bottoms, but still 16% and 24%, respectively.

— Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026