FLIPS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

flips

verb

present tense third-person singular of flip

as in skims

to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner flip through this home decorating book to see if there's anything we could use

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as in reverses

to change the position of (an object) so that the opposite side or end is showing flip the coin over

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Recent Examples of flips Monster trucks do it all — from high‑speed sprint races to the crowd‑favorite freestyle finale, where drivers push the limits with wheelies, flips and massive jumps. —

Travis Lacoss, IndyStar, 5 Feb. 2026 Continue reading … DEJA VU – Social media flips script on Schumer's voter ID claim using his own words against him. —

FOXNews.com, 4 Feb. 2026 Boone is a hit with a younger crowd that likes his soaring songs and on-stage flips. —

Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Feb. 2026 Less than two weeks later, on New Year’s Eve 2009, Pearce was practicing a double cork—two flips with multiple spins—on a pipe in Park City, Utah. —

Sean Gregory, Time, 3 Feb. 2026 Solar maximum occurs in the middle of that 11-year cycle, when the magnetic polarity of the sun flips. —

Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Once the calendar flips to February, that means the day of celebrating romance, chocolates and making dinner reservations is near. —

Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 30 Jan. 2026 Having to earn almost every point on her serve via a rally flips her from being in an advantageous position to a near 50-50 situation. —

Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 During that film's climactic biplane battle between Cruise's Ethan Hunt and Esai Morales' villainous Gabriel, Cruise dangles mid-air from a seatbelt as the plane flips upside down. —

Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Jan. 2026

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This midi skirt skims the shins for optimal coverage, and Meghan warmed it up even more with a black sweater.

— Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
That startup success story often skims over the franchise’s original struggles to launch, including its years-long quest for a suitable new stadium.

— Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 5 Dec. 2025