Synonyms of flank

flank 1 of 2

noun

ˈflaŋk 

as in side

a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line

painted the name of the ship along its flank

Synonyms & Similar Words

• side
• top
• foot
• underside
• outside
• hand
• bottom
• left
• face
• right
• lee
• undersurface
• windward
• leeward
• underbody
• underbelly
• underpart

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• center
• middle
• interior
• inside
• midway

flank

2 of 2

verb

as in to join

to be adjacent to

the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• join
• adjoin
• touch
• surround
• neighbor
• fringe
• march (with)
• verge (on)
• abut
• line
• skirt
• fence
• border (on)
• butt (on or against)
• meet
• communicate (with)
• attach (to)
• connect (with)
• margin
• encircle
• bound
• link (with)
• enclose
• converge
• rim
• contact
• inclose
• embrace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flank

Noun

Behind him, a 3-month-old calf that had been mauled by wolves the night before lay in the grass with deep wounds on its flanks. —Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2025

Resplendent marbles—a nod to the marbles that line the floors of the Pantheon nearby—flank every doorway, floor, and wall, and an ancient statue of Augustus Caesar from the famed private Torlonia Collection greets visitors at the hotel’s entrance. —Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 29 May 2025

Verb

But flanking them, Harold Landry posted the league’s worst pass-rush win rate among regular edge defenders in 2024, per PFF, and Keion White produced one sack in his final 15 games last year. —Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 9 June 2025

The images of Paramount shrouded in smoke and flanked by police in riot gear are unusual for this community of about 50,000 residents. —James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025