FLOPPING Synonyms: 114 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in folding

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verb

present participle of flop

as in plopping

to throw or set down clumsily or casually they lazily flopped themselves onto the couch to watch the game flopped the bag of groceries onto the counter

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as in collapsing

to be unsuccessful the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped, and our team lost by five points

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as in flapping

to move or cause to move with a striking motion a fish flopping around on the dock

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Recent Examples of flopping

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The video shows the peacock, referred to by some in the neighborhood as Sugar, seemingly flopping around then collapsing. — Megan Fahrney, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 The papers were flopping off the edge of his desk, trembling in the breeze from the window; her hand reached out to stop them. — Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026 Battered cars with numbers sprayed on their sides are whipping around the dirt track of the Lebanon Valley Speedway, loose fenders flopping like overgrown bangs in the swirling dust. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026 Perez chugged around the bases before belly-flopping into third base with his trademark smile. — Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Staking helps protect tall or large-flowered dahlias from breakage and flopping over, especially after rain or strong wind. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 July 2026 LeBron James has spent decades getting calls with his Hall of Fame flopping. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 July 2026 Brown has talked trash about Sixers center Joel Embiid and has accused him of flopping. — Mark Medina, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 Video shows Neil flopping his blubbery body around on the street, destroying fences and cuddling with traffic cones. — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flopping

Adjective

The modern folding-knife market has no shortage of compact tools designed to disappear into a pocket.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 21 July 2026
These are challenges that supposedly don't hit a flat, non-folding display anywhere near as hard.

— Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of folding

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An 82-year-old Italian woman who isn't plopping herself in a chair and knitting sweaters all day long.

— Sean Joseph OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Rather than just trimming stems and plopping them in a vase, reflexing plays with the form of the flower by gently folding petals backwards to open up the bloom.

— Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 July 2026

Definition of plopping

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She’d previously been diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a condition that can be brought on by overexertion, after collapsing from lower-body cramping and temporary leg paralysis during a 2025 playoff series against the Las Vegas Aces.

— Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
One that is visibly collapsing under the weight of its scared cows.

— Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of collapsing

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When the chute opened, Paper Cut thrashed across the arena until, at the sound of the buzzer, Jacobson launched himself off the animal and staggered away, his chaps flapping.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The cast are clustered around a table of props and despite her disappointment at the lack of hag wigs, Dale Dickey is flapping a fishing net like a seafaring matador.

— Antonia Blyth, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of flapping

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Attacks every inch of the field Operating in an up-tempo version of the Air Raid, Mestemaker is a tall, fluid passer who isn’t shy tossing it all over the yard.

— Dane Brugler, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026
That skirmish ended with multiple Saints players pushing Ezeiruaku to the ground and Saints offensive lineman Erik McCoy tossing Ezeiruaku’s helmet to the other side of the field.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of tossing

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On Saturday, Iranian authorities alleged for the first time that the pilots had been captured in Qatar, after previously saying one pilot had been killed and three others were missing following their sortie.

— August 17, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Those goals aren’t there this season — missing a month with knee inflammation took him out of the running — but Vitello said there continues to be value in sending Webb to represent the club every fifth day.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

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