FLOP Synonyms
There are 21 hypernyms of the word flop. (close relations)
flopped
Best Alternative Words for FLOP
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dud | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who is unsuccessful • an explosion that fails to occur • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual adjective satellite • failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive | ||||||||
bust | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a complete failure • the chest of a woman • a sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person • an occasion for excessive eating or drinking adjective satellite • lacking funds verb • ruin completely • search without warning, make a sudden surprise attack on • separate or cause to separate abruptly • go to pieces • break open or apart suddenly and forcefully | ||||||||
collapse | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion • a natural event caused by something suddenly falling down or caving in • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink • a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures) verb • break down, literally or metaphorically • collapse due to fatigue, an illness, or a sudden attack • fold or close up • fall apart • cause to burst • suffer a nervous breakdown • lose significance, effectiveness, or value | ||||||||
fiasco | nounn | |||||||
noun • a sudden and violent collapse | ||||||||
fizzle | verbv | |||||||
noun • a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) • a complete failure verb • end weakly | ||||||||
founder | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse • a person who founds or establishes some institution • a worker who makes metal castings verb • fail utterly; collapse • sink below the surface • break down, literally or metaphorically • stumble and nearly fall | ||||||||
right | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north • free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth • in conformance with justice or law or morality • correct in opinion or judgment • of or belonging to the political or intellectual right noun • an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature • location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east • the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's right • those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged • the hand that is on the right side of the body • a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east • anything in accord with principles of justice • (frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing adverb • precisely, exactly • immediately • completely • toward or on the right; also used figuratively • in the right manner; correctly; suitably • an interjection expressing agreement; Yes, you are indeed correct • (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree • to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent; Completely or entirely • in accordance with moral or social standards • in an accurate manner adjective satellite • socially right or correct • appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs • in or into a satisfactory condition • intended for the right hand • in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure • having the axis perpendicular to the base • (of the side of cloth or clothing) facing or intended to face outward • (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier • most suitable or right for a particular purpose • precisely accurate verb • make reparations or amends for • put in or restore to an upright position • regain an upright or proper position • make right or correct | ||||||||
turkey | nounn | |||||||
noun • large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food • a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 • a person who does something thoughtless or annoying • flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual | ||||||||
washout | nounn | |||||||
noun • the channel or break produced by erosion of relatively soft soil by water • the erosive process of washing away soil or gravel by water (as from a roadway) • someone who is unsuccessful | ||||||||
fall flat | verbv | |||||||
verb • fail utterly; collapse | ||||||||
fall through | verbv | |||||||
verb • fail utterly; collapse | ||||||||
floating-point operation | nounn | |||||||
noun • an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers |