FLOPPED Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

flopped

verb

past tense of flop

as in plopped

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

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as in collapsed

to be unsuccessful the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped, and our team lost by five points

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as in flapped

to move or cause to move with a striking motion a fish flopping around on the dock

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Recent Examples of flopped While the warehouse project has flopped, records show that in the last few months ICE has quietly expanded its detention system in other ways. — Jasmine Garsd, NPR, 23 Sep. 2026 Reigns flopped into the corner and waited for the right moment to strike with a spear. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026 In this year’s mayoral primary, Raman raised less money than Bass and Pratt and flopped during their one debate against each other. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Clarke’s first two films, with commercial distribution, flopped. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Both flopped — at Chelsea and Manchester United — with their fees widely viewed as excessive even at the time. — Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Designs against the three targets that flopped scored nearly as well as designs against the ones that produced binders in quantity. — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 The metaverse, an extravagant bet on a weird virtual future, flopped. — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2026 The left is still on the verge of historic wins in Michigan (though Kyle Blomquist, the Democratic Socialists of America’s candidate, flopped in the mostly rural 1st District, where Republicans are favored to win in November). — David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flopped

Verb

This is different to me than, say, a re-creation of the Eiffel Tower being plopped into Las Vegas, which is preying on replication as generic spectacle.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
In the comics, Battleworld stitched together all the different worlds and plopped every hero and their variants into a new universe.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of plopped

Verb

Above the dancers flapped a ring of American flags, each representing a military veteran from the community who had passed away.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Luna then tried to jump over Sandy to get back into the bowl of the nest, but Sandy lost her balance and flapped down to the lower branches.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 July 2026

Definition of flapped

Verb

The Attorney General’s Office, which previously filed a motion to have the claim tossed, had opposed their release.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Unlike the traditional baked dish of littlenecks stuffed with bacon and breadcrumbs, Jimmy’s version comes as a bowl of thumbnail-sized Manila clams tossed with guanciale, compound butter and breadcrumbs.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

The county has failed to provide evidence that the quarry owner’s reclamation plan wouldn’t substantially interfere with animals’ movement, wrote Kim Freeburn, an environmental program manager with the department.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
In the end, Michigan had one more shot to make a stop to seal the win and failed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of failed

Verb

The first model emerged onto a sinuous runway in a nubuck coat paired with chiffon pants that fluttered in the breeze, revealing knee-high calfskin boots.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Yellow flags Nothing did more damage to UConn’s defense in Saturday’s opener than the little yellow flags that fluttered onto the field from the referees’ waistband.

— Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of fluttered

Verb

Thick fringe folded over the front of her face, mingling with her spider-leg lashes, which brushed the bottom of her brows.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
In the time since the encampment organizers folded up their tents, the fight has moved from the quad to the classroom, from a protest anyone could see to a comment in a lecture or a line in a syllabus.

— Jonathan Greenblatt, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of folded

Verb

Bryce Young has struggled against man-to-man defenses, completing just over 40 percent of his passes this year against that scheme, and Cleveland has played man on about half of its defensive snaps this year.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Sep. 2026
South Africa has struggled with violent crime for years, but recent shootings have shocked a country used to some of the highest homicide rates in the world.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026