Synonyms of flunks

flunks

verb

present tense third-person singular of flunk

as in fails

to be unsuccessful

the movie flunks, both as entertainment and as a dramatization of a historical incident

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fails
• collapses
• flops
• misses
• struggles
• folds
• bombs
• falls short
• tanks
• strikes out
• falls flat
• comes up empty
• founders
• flames out
• comes to grief
• lays an egg
• declines
• comes a cropper
• washes out
• crashes
• flounders
• dies on the vine
• craters
• slips
• crumbles
• falls on one's face
• slumps
• wanes
• miscarries
• skids
• misfires
• sinks
• implodes
• goes under
• self-destructs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• succeeds
• goes
• delivers
• works out
• goes over
• clicks
• comes off
• thrives
• flourishes
• cooks
• prevails
• wins
• prospers
• pans out
• triumphs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flunks

During the January oral arguments, a majority sounded ready to rule that the law flunks the historical tradition test. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 18 June 2026