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flop vs fail

fail vs flop

flop is a noun but fail is not a noun.

flop and fail both are verbs.

flop is an adverb but fail is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flop Yes No Yes Yes
fail No No Yes No
As verbs, fail is a hypernym of flop; that is, fail is a word with a broader meaning than flop:
  • flop: fail utterly; collapse
  • fail: be unsuccessful
Other hypernyms of flop include go wrong, miscarry.
flop (noun) fail (noun)
the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink
a complete failure
someone who is unsuccessful
an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers
flop (verb) fail (verb)
fall suddenly and abruptly stop operating or functioning
fall loosely deteriorate
fail utterly; collapse prove insufficient
disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake
become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close
be unsuccessful
fail to get a passing grade
fail to do something; leave something undone
judge unacceptable
be unable
fall short in what is expected
flop (adverb) fail (adverb)
with a flopping sound
completely
Difference between flop and fail

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