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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

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

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

One she’d taken of Peanut flopped in my arms.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 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

I dropped my notebook and flopped down on the cool grass, and Susie did the same.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce