Showing Results for "flopped"

flopped

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

WEAK

accomplish achieve succeed

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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"She was so purple, and her head flopped back," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

John Alvendia’s for-profit education company seemed to have flopped in West Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

As I lay on the living room floor in pain, he flopped beside me and blinked slowly.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

My pack flopped awkwardly on my back like it was an animal fighting to get free.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Her ankles flopped against the hardwood, and she bent her arms into a pillow under her head and slept, the bass from the music drumming into her bones through the floor.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi