" flops "

1: something that has failed;

  * e.g., " ... the movie is such a flop that theaters showing it are the loneliest places in town "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bombs,

•  bummers,

•  busts,

•  catastrophes,

•  clinkers,

•  clunkers,

•  debacles,

•  disasters,

•  duds,

•  failures,

•  fiascoes,

•  fizzles,

•  frosts,

•  lemons,

•  losers,

•  misses,

•  shipwrecks,

•  turkeys,

•  washouts

•  Antonyms : 

•  blockbusters,

•  hits,

•  smashes,

•  successes,

•  winners

1: something that has failed;

  * e.g., " ... the movie is such a flop that theaters showing it are the loneliest places in town "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bomb,

•  bummer,

•  bust,

•  catastrophe,

•  clinker,

•  clunker,

•  debacle,

•  disaster,

•  dud,

•  failure,

•  fiasco,

•  fizzle,

•  frost,

•  lemon,

•  loser,

•  miss,

•  shipwreck,

•  turkey,

•  washout

•  Antonyms : 

•  blockbuster,

•  hit,

•  smash,

•  success,

•  winner

1: as in headers, swan dives;

•  Synonyms : 

•  headers,

•  jackknives,

•  swan dives,

•  descents,

•  drops,

•  falls,

•  plumps,

•  slips,

•  spills,

•  stumbles,

•  tumbles,

•  dips,

•  immersions,

•  submersions,

•  dives,

•  pitches,

•  plunges

•  Antonyms : 

•  jumps,

•  leaps

1: a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite;

  * e.g., " ... the governor's frequent flip-flops would indicate that she has no core beliefs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  about-faces,

•  about-turns,

•  reversals,

•  turnabouts,

•  turnarounds,

•  U-turns,

•  volte-faces

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: a changing from one policy or point of view to virtually its exact opposite;

  * e.g., " ... the governor's frequent flip-flops would indicate that she has no core beliefs "

•  Synonyms : 

•  about-face,

•  about-turn,

•  reversal,

•  turnabout,

•  turnaround,

•  U-turn,

•  volte-face

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to throw or set down clumsily or casually;

  * e.g., " ... they lazily flopped themselves onto the couch to watch the game "

•  Synonyms : 

•  flumps,

•  planks,

•  plops,

•  plumps,

•  plunks

•  Antonyms : 

•  clicks,

•  comes off,

•  delivers,

•  goes,

•  goes over,

•  pans out,

•  succeeds,

•  works out

2: to be unsuccessful;

  * e.g., " ... the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped, and our team lost by five points "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bombs,

•  collapses,

•  craters,

•  fails,

•  flames out,

•  flunks,

•  folds,

•  founders,

•  misses,

•  strikes out,

•  tanks,

•  washes out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to move or cause to move with a striking motion;

  * e.g., " ... a fish flopping around on the dock "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beats,

•  flails,

•  flaps,

•  flutters,

•  whips

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to throw or set down clumsily or casually;

  * e.g., " ... they lazily flopped themselves onto the couch to watch the game "

•  Synonyms : 

•  flump,

•  plank,

•  plop,

•  plump,

•  plunk

•  Antonyms : 

•  click,

•  come off,

•  deliver,

•  go,

•  go over,

•  pan out,

•  succeed,

•  work out

2: to be unsuccessful;

  * e.g., " ... the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped, and our team lost by five points "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bomb,

•  collapse,

•  crater,

•  fail,

•  flame out,

•  flunk,

•  fold,

•  founder,

•  miss,

•  strike out,

•  tank,

•  wash out

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

3: to move or cause to move with a striking motion;

  * e.g., " ... a fish flopping around on the dock "

•  Synonyms : 

•  beat,

•  flail,

•  flap,

•  flutter,

•  whip

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in lies (down), dosses (down);

•  Synonyms : 

•  couches,

•  dosses (down),

•  lies (down),

•  reclines,

•  bunks,

•  perches,

•  roosts,

•  settles,

•  catnaps,

•  dozes,

•  drops off,

•  lies up,

•  naps,

•  nods,

•  rests,

•  sleeps,

•  slumbers,

•  snoozes,

•  beds (down),

•  retires,

•  turns in

•  Antonyms : 

•  arises,

•  gets up,

•  rises,

•  rolls out,

•  turns out,

•  uprises,

•  arouses,

•  awakens,

•  awakes,

•  bestirs,

•  stirs,

•  wakes

1: as in plunks, plumps;

•  Synonyms : 

•  plumps,

•  plunks,

•  dips,

•  immerses,

•  submerges,

•  dives,

•  pitches,

•  plunges,

•  sounds

•  Antonyms : 

•  surfaces

1: as in yo-yoes;

•  Synonyms : 

•  yo-yoes,

•  equivocates,

•  fudges,

•  hedges,

•  pussyfoots,

•  tergiversates,

•  waffles,

•  weasels,

•  dodges,

•  ducks,

•  eludes,

•  eschews,

•  evades,

•  shakes,

•  shirks,

•  shuns,

•  sidesteps,

•  skirts,

•  bypasses,

•  circumvents,

•  cavils,

•  quibbles,

•  straddles

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)