FLIPS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

flips

verb

present tense third-person singular of flip

as in skims

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 reverses

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 flips Immediately afterward, a second microwave pulse flips the atom into the opposite state, so the superposition that’s flying upward changes into magnetically blind one, and starts falling under gravity with no other forces influencing it. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026 These coiling flips are therefore a rare window into how evolutionary processes can play out on a global scale. — Quanta Magazine, 11 Sep. 2026 Jordan hunts estate sales, thrift stores and EcoSet, flips Facebook Marketplace scores and tends an ever-growing plant collection, treating her cozy apartment as a long-term nesting ground between film and TV jobs. — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 An adoption assessment flips that, providing a continuous read on how ready the organization is, where AI would create the most value and what capability gaps remain. — Andrew Antos, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The Ice Dart flips that problem, becoming – according to the team's new paper in IEEE Transactions on Field Robotics – the first drone able to perch on ice that steep and hold its position. — New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026 Once the sun goes down and your lights come on, the balance flips. — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026 For a business owner whose returns understate what the company brings in, this flips the math. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 Five pay attention once the calendar flips to September but not one day sooner. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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Crafted from the finest, lightest tweed, the dress—chosen by stylist Ramona Tabita—features a sumptuous knotted structure that opens into a generous back neckline and culminates in a majestic train that skims the red carpet.

— Giacomo Aricò, Vogue, 5 Sep. 2026
Winner of the Best Actress prize at Sarajevo after premiering in the Berlinale’s Perspectives section, the film has a bleak, unflinching gaze that sometimes skims the edges of shock-value miserablism.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of skims

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It’s designed with a 100 percent cotton velvet fabric on one side that reverses to a cotton and polyester fabric on the other.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026
The pattern reverses for the lowest overall prices, cited by 26 percent of price-conscious shoppers and 15 percent of brand-conscious shoppers.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of reverses

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Danny Boyle adopts a similar strategy with this snazzy screen adaptation, shot through with kinetic energy, convulsive editing and a liberal sprinkling of post-punk, electro-pop and indie rock that thumbs its nose at period accuracy.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Orion gave a smirk and thumbs up to the camera while Keats made a funny face and stuck his tongue out.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of thumbs

Verb

Building a comprehensive repository to chase a question that science has already answered inverts the logic of research.

— Jennifer D. Oliva, The Conversation, 17 Aug. 2026
Once something is in production, the priority inverts and the effort goes into bringing cost down while holding quality.

— Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026