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 Initially, the state lawmaker was considered just the latest of several Democratic candidates over the past years who gave the party a brimming hope of flipping Texas, only for that hope to deflate come Election Day. — ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026 At the event, Musk and his team showcased a white sports car that raced up a curved ramp, then clung to it upside down and vaulted off it, flipping in mid-air and hovering slowly before landing on the ground. — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Footage of drones flipping and somersaulting at extreme speeds can make even spectators feel sick. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026 But, not long afterward, lawmakers in Florida approved a new map aimed at flipping four seats to Republicans, and in early May Virginia’s top court struck down the redraw there, on procedural grounds. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 Jeremy Crawshaw has been excellent at flipping the field, while JK Scott is past his prime. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Advertisement Here’s what experts think could be behind the apparent shift in voters’ sentiments—and how real the chance of the governorship flipping really is. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 6 Oct. 2026 With the genre’s scarcity on the charts in 2026 — so far, Drake is the only rapper to notch a top 10 hit on the Hot 100 this year as a lead artist — flipping a once-big hit might seem like an easy remedy. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026 Days after taking the Georgia job, Eason reaffirmed his pledge to Georgia instead of flipping to Florida. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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Swipe-pay is vulnerable to theft because the magnetic stripe behind cards does a poor job of securing personal information, according to Scott Schober, the CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems who has invented several skimming detectors.

— Juliana Kim, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026
According to investigators with the Adams County Sheriff's Office, razor blades were glued to some fuel pumps just above the keypads where the skimming devices were found.

— Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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Pan’s answers on helping business and job growth were rooted in reversing the decisions made under Trump, including tariff policies and the decision to engage in a war with Iran.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
For investors looking to play continued strength while reducing the risk of that same narrow group suddenly reversing, the options market may offer an answer.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of reversing

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Neon seems to be thumbing its nose at its biggest rival A24 by planning a competing horror film based on the online universe of writing called the SCP Foundation.

— Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2026
This is an entire class of wealthy and unaccountable men thumbing their noses at the American public.

— Abigail Disney, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of thumbing

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Aiming to protect what’s left of its buildings and monuments is a converted Volkswagen Crafter—the ARK III, a mobile 3D-scanning lab that creates digital twins of sacred and historical structures for future restoration.

— Chris Stokel-Walker, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The sonar pinged about once a second, scanning the water 500 feet in every direction for signs of life, while another machine scanned the water immediately below the boat.

— Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026