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 Republicans started laying the groundwork for the herculean task of flipping Michigan the day after Rogers lost to Slotkin. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 6 Aug. 2026 National Republicans view the district as a top target for flipping. — Abc News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026 The next most common error is flipping the phase of the qubit, with bit flips being a very distant third. — ArsTechnica, 5 Aug. 2026 The Giants then pulled off one more buzzer-beating trade by flipping reliever Erik Miller for infielder and former first-rounder Marcelo Mayer, their fifth and final trade of the day. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 Golden State ownership isn’t flipping the property anytime soon, if ever. — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Also listed as 6-foot-2, Herrera was committed to Iowa and Indiana before flipping his commitment to Boise State last November. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 4 Aug. 2026 Having to wear a bulky oven glove while flipping your omelet because the pan handle is too hot is an unnecessary obstacle. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 In response to the terrorism charge, Telegram tweeted an image of Durov flipping his middle finger. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flipping

Verb

Similar to Fey’s vest, this style has a hip-skimming length and tailored construction that adds a dressy touch to tops, including boxy T-shirts.

— Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 2 Aug. 2026
Ab-baring crop tops are a sexy way to balance a floor-skimming hemline.

— Christina Perrier, InStyle, 30 July 2026

Definition of skimming

Verb

Months after demoting six detectives and sergeants in a controversial investigation, the Prosper Police Department is reversing half of the punishments.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
The July 8 ruling prevents law enforcement from being able to deport migrants who swim into the territories, reversing a practice of deporting them on the spot without a legal process.

— Miguel Macias, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of reversing

Verb

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
In one scene, a pair of revellers dance naked just outside the fence of the Calvary Cemetery, thumbing their noses at the reaper while the Manhattan skyline towers in the distance.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026

Definition of thumbing

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Worse, because the attacker now has data on email threads or company projects in progress, the phishing attack is even harder for a busy staffer (or executive) to flag as suspicious while scanning their inbox.

— Alan Henry, PC Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026
There are scanning systems, raster scanning systems, and there are spinning mirrors, and there are micro—there are MEMS devices.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 5 Aug. 2026