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
• surround
• touch
• 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
• embrace

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flank

Noun

The federal government will help Boise address a missing piece of its transit map — and develop a key link toward unlocking open land on the city’s southern flank. — Mark Dee july 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 July 2026

Bradley Barcola and Desire Doue, who tend to share a flank, have three between them. — Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Verb

Mamdani, at an unrelated news conference Monday flanked by Councilwoman Carmen de la Rosa (D-Manhattan) — the lead sponsor and former chair of the labor committee — continued to cast doubt on pay raises outside of collective bargaining. — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026

Four large white tents stood in an imposing line, flanked by a few small buildings. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026