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flop

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of flop

something that has failed
  • the movie is such a flop that theaters showing it are the loneliest places in town
Synonyms of flop

bomb, bummer, bust, catastrophe, clinker, clunker, debacle (also débâcle), disaster, dud, failure, fiasco, fizzle, frost, lemon, loser, miss, shipwreck, turkey, washout
Words Related to flop

also-ran, disappointment, dog, has-been, near miss

botch, hash, mess, muddle, shambles

nonevent

nonstarter
Near Antonyms of flop

corker, crackerjack (also crackajack), dandy, jim-dandy, phenomenon
Antonyms of flop

blockbuster, hit, smash, success, winner

flop

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of flop

1 to throw or set down clumsily or casually
  • they lazily flopped themselves onto the couch to watch the game
  • flopped the bag of groceries onto the counter
Synonyms of flop

flump, plank, plop, plump, plunk (or plonk)
Words Related to flop

fling, heave, sling, toss

ensconce, install, plant, settle
2 to be unsuccessful
  • the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped, and our team lost by five points
Synonyms of flop

bomb, collapse, crater, fail, flame out, flunk, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out
Words Related to flop

flounder, struggle

decline, sink, skid, slip, slump, wane

crash, crumble, miscarry, misfire

go under

implode, self-destruct
Phrases Synonymous with flop

come a cropper, come to grief, come up empty, die on the vine, fall flat, fall on one's face, fall short, lay an egg
Near Antonyms of flop

cook, flourish, prosper, thrive

prevail, triumph, win
Antonyms of flop

click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out
3 to move or cause to move with a striking motion
  • a fish flopping around on the dock
Synonyms of flop

beat, flail, flap, flutter, whip
Words Related to flop

bang, batter, buffet, knock, pound, smack, spank, thump

flick, flicker, flit

fan, oscillate, sway, swing

undulate, wave

palpitate, pulse, throb

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