Synonyms for flop
flɒpflop

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1. floating-point operation, flopnoun

   an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers

   "this computer can perform a million flops per second"

   Synonyms:
   floating-point operation, dud, bust, collapse, fizzle, washout

2. flop, dud, washoutnoun

   someone who is unsuccessful

   Synonyms:
   floating-point operation, dud, wash, turkey, bust, washout, bomb, collapse, fizzle, misfire

3. flop, bust, fizzlenoun

   a complete failure

   "the play was a dismal flop"

   Synonyms:
   hiss, floating-point operation, dud, tear, bout, hissing, bust, washout, sibilation, collapse, binge, fizzle, hushing, female chest

4. flop, collapseverb

   the act of throwing yourself down

   "he landed on the bed with a great flop"

   Synonyms:
   floating-point operation, dud, bust, washout, collapse, fizzle, crash, prostration

5. flopverb

   fall loosely

   "He flopped into a chair"

   Synonyms:
   founder, fall through, fall flat

6. flopverb

   fall suddenly and abruptly

   Synonyms:
   founder, fall through, fall flat

7. fall through, fall flat, founder, flopadverb

   fail utterly; collapse

   "The project foundered"

   Synonyms:
   fall through, give, fall flat, founder, collapse, fall in, break, cave in, give way

8. flopadverb

   with a flopping sound

   "he tumbled flop into the mud"

   Synonyms:
   right

9. right, flopadverb

   exactly

   "he fell flop on his face"

   Synonyms:
   properly, the right way, correctly, in good order, decently, justly, powerful, right, right on, mightily, mighty, aright, decent

Matched Categories

1. • Collapse
   • Computer Operation
   • Failure
   • Fall

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "flop":

   fiasco, failure, bust

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How to use flop in a sentence?

1. Joe Pounder:

   Another day, another flip-flop from Sen. Ted Cruz, only a few months ago, Sen. Cruz used his opposition to the Renewable Fuel Standard calling for it to be phased out before 2022 as a prime example of him not being a career politician. Today, he changed his position.

2. John Cornyn:

   It was a complete flip-flop. Everything he said he was against, now he's for, i just wonder what the transaction was that got him to yes.

3. Jeff Weaver:

   This is not a flip flop, this is consistent with the position he held earlier in the campaign.

4. Norihiro Fujito:

   Abe's speech sparked speculation that he won't be sitting idly to let the economy flop. Investors thought there will be a rebooting of Abenomics.

5. Saul Anuzis:

   I think he can get past it assuming he can write it off as poor articulation of the views, if it is actually viewed as a flip-flop, then it becomes an issue.