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Synonyms for flunk

Most common

fail bomb spin plough

All synonyms

Verb

1. Fail

fail, bomb

Other

spin, plough

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.

Related words

Word family
flunkee flunker flunkout

Forms

Past participle
flunked
e.g. flunked → failed, bombed, spint, ploughed…

Example sentences

  • fail See to it that this letter is posted without fail.
  • bomb There are a few nuclear bomb shelters in the city.
  • spin After dinner, we took a spin around town in my car.
  • plough Better to have one plough going than two cradles.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
flunksteady
failsteady
bombrising
spinsteady
ploughfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
fail1, bomb1, spin1
6 letters
plough1

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