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 Early experiments, like the Humane AI pin, have flopped due to high prices and poor performance. —

Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 6 Jan. 2026 The huge painting of the naked woman flopped on a couch? —

Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025 That distinction has flip flopped a lot throughout my career. —

Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2025 Attempts to revolutionize the cinema experience through innovation have flopped. —

Jake Kanter, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025 The film flopped upon release, but Linklater’s ability to capture the nostalgia and hopefulness of this particular life period earned Dazed and Confused the third slot on EW’s list of the 50 best high school movies. —

Lia Beck, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025 The Ang Lee efforts flopped mightily, the Hobbit epics were hits, and neither critics nor the public seemed to wholly embrace the newfangled technology. —

Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025 Who better, then, to help revive Chess—a play that flopped in its 1988 Broadway debut—into a record breaker at the Imperial Theatre, in New York City, earning more than $2 million every week since opening last month. —

Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025 Lawrence has been open in past interviews about needing to take a two year break from Hollywood after making 16 movies in six years, a string of which flopped at the box office and only inflamed the public’s negative reception of her. —

Zack Sharf, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flopped

Verb

Yazid plopped him down, then put his hands in his lap, awaiting events.

— Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025
Each of the seven sauces was plopped out of the can onto a plate so editors could taste them without seeing any of the packaging.

— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025