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 restaurant will serve crispy tamarind wings, coconut mussels, rice flour crepes and many varieties of pho, from flank and brisket to rare eye round. — Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026

Capable of operating as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, he was mainly deployed on the right flank but made just 11 starts in the league. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

On Monday, in the early morning, cheerleaders flanked the entrance to the courtyard, cheering and shaking their pom-poms as their classmates filed in, showing varying degrees of enthusiasm. — Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026

Beach options abound, from bustling Oceanfront Beach flanked by the Virginia Beach Boardwalk to quieter options like Sandbridge Beach and Chesapeake Bay Beach. — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026