FLIPPING Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

flipping

verb

present participle of flip

as in skimming

to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner flip through this home decorating book to see if there's anything we could use

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as in reversing

to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing flip the coin over

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Recent Examples of flipping And Loving has a knack for flipping a switch on the field, transforming quickly from the eager, jovial rookie in the locker room into a powerful and violent man once the ball is snapped. — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 As long as the elementary principles of supply-and-demand continue to hold sway, the invisible hand of the marketplace will keep on flipping the bird to the naysayers. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 9 Sep. 2026 Switching two, however, is equivalent to flipping the triangle, thereby exchanging two corners. — Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026 The Tar Heel State offers a key prize for Democrats, representing their best chance at flipping a seat this cycle. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 In the first part of the video, Whitney can be seen on the counter, flipping her hair back and forth. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2026 The first to roll up his sleeves to lend a hand, Josiah also enjoys flipping through one of his treasured books. — The Star, Kansas City Star, 5 Sep. 2026 Since then, Cameron has made a name for himself in the real estate world, running a construction company and home-flipping business that he's built with his fiancée, Tate. — ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026 Turning on a light can involve multiple steps, compared to just flipping a switch. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 1 Sep. 2026

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Johnson has recently taken her brunette hair a few shades darker for fall, the richer color worn loose around her shoulders with her trademark brow-skimming bangs.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026
Such a scheme typically involves skimming money from investments while continuing to pay returns using new investor money, until the incoming funds can’t keep up with commitments.

— Jeff Quackenbush, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

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Now, district and school board officials are considering reversing that rollback in order to raise the district’s levy rate and bring in some extra revenue during the shortfall.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026
Bad Bunny and several other artists scored a major win in a copyright lawsuit against them, with a federal judge reversing a previous decision that allowed the case to proceed toward trial.

— Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of reversing

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British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is handing Ukraine the blueprints to a valuable piece of his country’s military technology, thumbing his nose at a Kremlin that says the United Kingdom is now a party in the conflict.

— Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026
Hawkins, by contrast, almost seems to be thumbing his nose at the whole concept of existing as a complex, nuanced human being.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 16 July 2026