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 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 For Stearns, trades that were well regarded at last year’s deadline almost universally flopped, as did January’s acquisition of Freddy Peralta. — Tim Britton, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 But Marvel has had its stumbles of late, and Sony’s Spider-Man-adjacent villain movies (like Madame Web, Morbius and Kraven the Hunter) have largely flopped, so neither is otherwise flawless at franchise management. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026 Relatively low rates secured for bonds issued by Nvidia and SpaceX flopped in the secondary debt market earlier this month while Amazon had to settle for rates that were high by its standards, The Wall Street Journal reported on July 12. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 July 2026 The Daily Show spent almost four minutes waxing rhapsodic over that time Lenny Kravitz’s pants split open and his hog flopped out. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Cece went into her room, flopped onto her bed, and pulled up her text thread with Tomo. — Jessica Contrera, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Anders Carlson bombed in 2023, then Brayden Narveson flopped at the start of 2024. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 The superhero movie flopped on opening weekend, with domestic ticket sales totaling approximately $38 million. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flopped

Verb

But the sausage slipped from its grip and plopped back into formation, alongside the others revolving lazily between rollers.

— Evan Osnos, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026
In the comics, Battleworld stitched together all the different worlds and plopped every hero and their variant into one new universe.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 31 July 2026

Definition of plopped

Verb

But that agreement, which had already effectively collapsed, officially expired on Monday with no sign of a breakthrough and as tensions have escalated.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
If Biden had abandoned that commitment and stayed in Afghanistan, the Taliban would certainly have resumed their military offensive, and the Afghan army might have collapsed anyway in the long run.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of collapsed

Verb

The film was a left-wing Sunday-school lesson dressed up as…another tossed-together Cox neo-Western.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
The Yankees had just taken a 1-0 lead on a solo home run from Trent Grisham when home plate umpire Vic Carapazza tossed Boone.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of tossed

Verb

Investigators determined that Skinner was impaired and failed to maintain his lane before crossing over the line and colliding with the CHP cruiser.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
But those meetings ultimately failed to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, which Kim has only grown.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of failed

Verb

All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Young people fluttered about, wearing custom white T-shirts emblazoned with the festival’s retro cartoon-style poster art.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of fluttered

Verb

Kyrgios underwent a full wrist reconstruction in September 2023, after suffering a full rupture of a key ligament that stabilizes the joint, and has struggled to generate any kind of momentum since.

— James Hansen, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Firefighters struggled to reach people trapped on the upper floors as thick smoke engulfed the building, a police officer told the news agency.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026