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

After the half-time break, Carrick’s side changed their attacking approach, looking to combine centrally to play through City or create space out wide, or attack the flanks to then find players between the lines or put crosses into the penalty area. — Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026

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

In other areas, such as on the southern and eastern flanks near Arroyo Seco, firefighters were still working to improve containment lines with masticators and other equipment. — Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 3 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

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