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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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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

But the company said that those gains were offset by declines in its legacy advertising business, which has floundered in a tough macroeconomic environment.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Efforts to deal with fiscal policy, entitlements and other critical issues have floundered.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

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