Synonyms of flanks

flanks 1 of 2

noun

plural of flank

as in sides

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

• sides
• hands
• undersides
• feet
• tops
• outsides
• undersurfaces
• underparts
• bottoms
• faces
• underbodies
• lefts
• lees
• rights
• underbellies
• windwards
• leewards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• interiors
• insides
• middles
• midways

flanks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flank

as in adjoins

to be adjacent to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoins
• joins
• neighbors
• touches
• surrounds
• abuts
• lines
• skirts
• borders (on)
• fringes
• marches (with)
• butts (on or against)
• attaches (to)
• verges (on)
• margins
• fences
• connects (with)
• encircles
• communicates (with)
• links (with)
• rims
• contacts
• bounds
• meets
• encloses
• converges
• embraces

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flanks

Noun

Engine 39’s three-person crew includes a paramedic and can also staff a wildland fire engine, giving the department additional capacity to respond to wildfires near open and undeveloped land along the city’s eastern and southern flanks, Lawlor said. — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

The lights on the flanks had slightly different temperature profiles. — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026

He was fairly involved in Nice’s possession play and frequently went long down the flanks to his winger or a roaming striker. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Hit the Allies by surprise, in the weak spots—the flanks, the rear. — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Adeyemi, a versatile forward costing €22 million, offers depth on both flanks. — Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

During the battle Mughal troops allowed portions of Hemu’s force to advance while some cavalrymen moved against the opposition’s flanks. — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

The carbon-fiber Blackbird predominantly references its aeronautical namesake through its exterior styling, most notably the distinctive chine line that runs along the flanks of the car. — Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026

Bergé—still blustery and energetic at sixty-eight—flanks Saint Laurent protectively as the two leave their hotel for the ceremony, where the designer is set to receive a lifetime-achievement award. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026

Verb

After a long winter, the vibrant green of new foliage flanks the road and, in parts, creates a canopy in the summer. — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 9 July 2026

This short out-and-back route is the perfect recovery run, with relatively flat terrain that flanks the river. — Kristine Thomason, Outside, 9 Mar. 2026

But Hawley flanks the familiar creature from the movies with a variety of new monsters that get unleashed in the Maginot crash. — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025