flop

[flop] / flɒp /

NOUN

miserable failure

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bust debacle disaster dud fiasco washout

STRONG

bomb lemon loser miscarriage nonstarter

Antonyms

STRONGEST

success triumph wonder

WEAK

accomplishment achievement

VERB

fall limply, collapse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dangle flounder flutter jerk sag stagger tumble wiggle

STRONG

droop drop flag flap hang lop quiver slump teeter topple toss totter wave

Antonyms

STRONG

ascend increase rise

VERB

fail miserably

Synonyms

STRONGEST

come apart fall flat fold misfire

STRONG

bomb close flummox founder miscarry

WEAK

come to nothing fall short wash out

Antonyms

STRONG

succeed

WEAK

accomplish achieve

Example Sentences

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“Am I going to flop and prove that I suck now in front of all this?”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Notably, that film was also a box-office flop, with the lowest-grossing opening weekend of Johnson’s entire career.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

I’m not discounting Pratt’s chances of winning — he’s too savvy a media pro to fully flop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

"It was the opposite. It is anything but a flop, because it worked."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

I knew also that Barack couldn’t afford an early flop.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama