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

Teams are increasingly looking to the flanks to move the ball forward. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 June 2026

And to the south, Mount Hood towers, an active stratovolcano with hiking, biking, and skiing on its flanks. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2026

The rabbits, however, divided their forces and swarmed both flanks of the coach (a move Napoleon surely could have appreciated). — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026

In recent decades, the traditional American story has come under sustained attack from both flanks. — Yoni Appelbaum, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026

His quick snap shot from the bumper became a specialty and made the B’s power play a monster, especially when Brad Marchand and David Pastrnak were on his flanks. — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 23 June 2026

The pathologist documented extensive bruising and hemorrhage involving Joanna’s abdomen, flanks, back, buttocks, thighs and lower extremities, according to the affidavit. — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2026

Verb

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

The park flanks a tiny stretch of Table Rock Lake, a serpentine reservoir with more than 745 miles of shoreline. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026