BELLY FLOPS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

belly flops 1 of 2

noun

plural of belly flop

as in jackknives

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belly flops

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verb

present tense third-person singular of belly flop

as in plumps

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Noun

Both Jesus and Wood benefited from outstanding deliveries from the Wales international without being able to get their headers on target.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Zidane scored a brace of bullet headers in the 3-0 win against Brazil, earning France its inaugural star above the badge.

— Thomas Schlachter, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of headers

Noun

Careful engineering is necessary to ensure the safety of full-sized bipedal robots in close proximity to humans since kinetic energy in falls or collisions is a serious worry.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
For people 85 and up, however, malnutrition is the seventh-leading cause of death, behind falls and ahead of Parkinson’s disease.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of falls

Verb

That’s like staying in the dugout during a bench-clearing brawl after a pitcher plonks a batter, then offering the offender a handshake the next inning.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of plunks

Noun

But if skip rates climb from single digits to something meaningfully higher, campaign effectiveness drops, and advertisers renegotiate or don't rebook.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The biggest temperature drops usually happen during sunny summer afternoons when the sun angle is high in the sky.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of drops

Verb

As the light dips behind the hills and Chianti’s color palette softens, life beyond the estate starts to feel quite distant.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
That has meant that if you were invested in the broad stock market, even the worst bear markets — dips of 20% or more from recent highs — represented a chance to buy an appreciating asset on virtual sale.

— Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of dips

Verb

Heat schmaltz in a large pot to 325 F, ensuring the fat fully submerges the chicken.

— Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 9 June 2026
Reviews have been positive for the thriller, which follows several residents of a small South Carolina town after a freak storm submerges the streets in enough water for marine predators to move in looking for snacks.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2026

Definition of submerges

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