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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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In the case of SpaceX, this flipping strategy may not be restricted to well-connected hedge funds.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“This market requires investors to stay hedged and nimble as new information hits the tape, but we caution against flipping short as current positioning is prone to squeeze risk amid potential resolution headlines,” they said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

He’s also a widower who lost his wife not to some boring disease but in a way that only a real spitfire would go, by flipping her ATV.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

This flipping is thought to be driven by the "dynamo action" of molten iron circulating in Earth's core, which generates electrical currents and magnetic fields.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

She knocks books around on the shelf, picking one up, dropping it, flipping through another.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.