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floundered

VERB

struggle; be in the dark

Synonyms

STRONGEST

flop stumble wallow

STRONG

blunder bobble flummox fumble grope labor lurch muddle plunge pratfall snafu strive thrash toil toss travail tumble

WEAK

cast about come apart at the seams drop the ball fall down foul up go at backwards go to pieces make a mess of miss one's cue screw up slip up stub one's toe trip up work at

Antonyms

STRONG

idle laze

WEAK

do well succeed

Example Sentences

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But he floundered at sea and was picked up by Chinese fishermen, who handed him to the police.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The Bucks floundered without him and the coach paid the price.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Countries that industrialized, prospered; those that failed to industrialize, floundered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Shares of Intuit have floundered this year along with the broader industry as Wall Street worries that AI can replace critical software functions.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

They floundered about in the wrong clothes with the incorrect haircut and speech patterns like the proverbial bull in a china shop.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin