Synonyms of flips

flips

verb

present tense third-person singular of flip

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• skims
• thumbs
• scans
• leafs
• riffles
• dips
• browses
• looks over
• glances (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• studies
• pores (over)

2

as in reverses

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

flip the coin over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reverses
• inverts
• switches
• exchanges
• shifts
• turns over
• transposes
• overturns
• interchanges
• upsets

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flips

Because metallic glasses lack a crystalline structure, the magnetic regions inside them can change orientation more easily when the magnetic field flips. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026

Commissioned by the British comedian Paul Smith (no relation to the fashion designer who created his own limited-run Mini), its eye-popping paint flips from blue to bright purple under the workshop’s strip lights. —Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 10 Mar. 2026

The Cybercab flips that idea upside down. —Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026

Shortstop Sami Hood fliesout to right field, and Chesney Davis bounces a ball to the pitcher, who flips it to first. —Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 6 Mar. 2026

So while losing an offensive threat from the backend is going to strain the Capitals’ in the meantime, this is a smart way to get younger and think about the long term — whether the team uses these picks, or flips them. —Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2026

Because when the calendar flips to mid-April, there are no nights off. —Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026

Ashley completely flips the script when the couple gets to the altar, ending things before the former soccer player has the chance to declare his stance. —Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026

In addition to solid colors like storm blue and fern green, Brooklinen just dropped reversible colorways, like the perky orange Marigold that flips to peach. —Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 4 Mar. 2026