FLUNKS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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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

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Overrun with puzzling plot points, several cameos and a bloated supporting cast, the series fails to stick the landing.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 2 Oct. 2026
However, net job creation fails to account for the need to replace retiring workers, Sigelman says.

— Itzel Franco, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of fails

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Emmanuel Marre | Belgium | 155 min Cannes Best Screenplay winner A MAN OF HIS TIME stars ANATOMY OF A FALL’s Swann Arlaud as a Vichy civil servant whose faith in government collapses amid collaboration, bureaucracy, and moral surrender.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Single-pressing the button collapses the view to show only the arrow and distance to the next turn, while double-pressing the button expands the view to show a map with the full route across the bottom half of the display.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026

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In Bait, Ahmed stars as struggling actor Shah Latif, who flops in his audition to play James Bond and then becomes consumed by the quest to become the first Pakistani 007.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 21 Aug. 2026
Starter addition flops Last season’s trade deadline wound up being a big flop.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of flops

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Imagine a fall-detection system that fails at night, a workplace safety monitor that misses a crucial action or a robot that misunderstands what a person is doing because it’s never seen that exact interaction before.

— Bo Wang, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
If Hall misses time, Braelon Allen is expected to take over as the starting running back.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026

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