flop (noun)

  • 91thong — noun 1》 a narrow strip of leather or other material, used especially as a fastening or as the lash of a whip. 2》 a skimpy bathing garment or pair of knickers like a G string. 3》 N. Amer. & Austral. a light sandal or flip flop. Derivatives thonged …

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  • 92ballyhoo — noun, informal after all the ballyhoo, the movie was a flop Syn: publicity, advertising, promotion, marketing, propaganda, push, puffery, buildup, boosting; fuss, excitement; informal hype, spiel, hullabaloo, splash …

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  • 93disaster — noun 1) a subway disaster Syn: catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, tragedy, act of God, holocaust; accident 2) a string of personal disasters Syn: misfortune, mishap, misadventure, mischance …

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  • 94failure — noun 1) the failure of the assassination attempt Syn: lack of success, nonfulfillment, defeat, collapse, foundering Ant: success 2) all his schemes had been a failure Syn: fiasco, debacle …

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  • 95fiasco — noun the picnic was a fiasco Syn: failure, disaster, catastrophe, debacle, shambles, farce, mess, wreck; informal flop, washout, snafu Ant: success …

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  • 96loser — noun 1) the loser still gets the silver medal Syn: defeated person, also ran, runner up Ant: winner 2) informal he s a complete loser Syn: failure, underachiever, ne er do well …

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  • 97success — noun 1) the success of the scheme Syn: favorable outcome, successfulness, successful result, triumph Ant: failure 2) the trappings of success Syn: prosperity, affluence, wealth …

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  • 98disaster — noun 1) a railway disaster Syn: catastrophe, calamity, cataclysm, tragedy, act of God, accident 2) a string of personal disasters Syn: misfortune, mishap, misadventure, setback, rev …

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  • 99failure — noun 1) the failure of the escape attempt Syn: lack of success, defeat, collapse, foundering 2) the scheme had been a failure Syn: fiasco, debacle, catastrophe, disaster; informal flop, washout, dead loss …

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  • 100fiasco — noun Syn: failure, disaster, catastrophe, debacle, farce, mess; informal flop, washout, shambles; Brit.; informal cock up; N.Amer.; informal snafu; Austral. / NZ; informal fizzer Ant: success …

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