flipping

[flip-ing] / ˈflɪp ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

exultant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

delighted ecstatic elated joyful joyous jubilant overjoyed triumphant

WEAK

blown-away exulting flushed flying gleeful high rejoicing reveling transported turned on wowed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disappointed miserable sad sorrowful troubled unhappy

WEAK

discouraged

ADJECTIVE

joyful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful cheery ecstatic elated enjoyable festive heartening joyous jubilant lighthearted merry pleasurable rapturous upbeat

WEAK

blithesome delighted doing handsprings effervescent enraptured expansive flying gay glad gladsome gratified high jocund jolly jovial overjoyed pleased popping satisfied sunny transported

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed disagreeable down gloomy grave sad serious sorrowful troubled unhappy unpleasant upset

WEAK

miserable

ADJECTIVE

jubilant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

elated euphoric excited exuberant exultant glad joyous overjoyed pleased triumphal triumphant

WEAK

celebrating doing handsprings enraptured exulting flying gleeful rejoicing rhapsodic thrilled tickled

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depressed discouraged sad sorrowful unexcited unhappy

Example Sentences

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The mechanics of normalization in the oil market are complex, since resuming global oil flows is less like flipping a switch than rebuilding an ecosystem completely disrupted by the war.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

“So how does the system know who’s who? And when it flags someone — is it a human decision or just an algorithm flipping a switch?”

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

At an overseas education consultancy in the Indian capital, Delhi, students sit with their parents, flipping through brochures from universities in Italy, Germany and Australia.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Sharing Apple Health data was as simple as flipping a switch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Raizel was waiting in the lobby when I came downstairs, flipping through a newspaper.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

flipping

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