All flounder synonyms
flounΒ·der
F f verb flounder
- struggle β to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
- wallow β to roll about or lie in water, snow, mud, dust, or the like, as for refreshment: Goats wallowed in the dust.
- flop β to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- stumble β to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
- plunge β to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
- travail β painfully difficult or burdensome work; toil.
- tumble β to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- toss β Terminal Oriented Social Science
- flummox β to bewilder; confound; confuse.
- lurch β Archaic. the act of lurking or state of watchfulness.
- snafu β a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation: A ballot snafu in the election led to a recount. Synonyms: snarl, bedlam, tumult, disarray, disorder, confusion, mess; foul-up. Antonyms: order, efficiency, calm.
- labor β productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- toil β Usually, toils. a net or series of nets in which game known to be in the area is trapped or into which game outside of the area is driven.
- fumble β to feel or grope about clumsily: She fumbled in her purse for the keys.
- thrash β to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- grope β to feel about with the hands; feel one's way: I had to grope around in the darkness before I found the light switch.
- blunder β A blunder is a stupid or careless mistake.
- muddle β to mix up in a confused or bungling manner; jumble.
- strive β to exert oneself vigorously; try hard: He strove to make himself understood.
- bobble β A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
- pratfall β a fall in which one lands on the buttocks, often regarded as comical or humiliating.
- splash β to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter: Don't splash her dress!
- flap β to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- flail β an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- labour β productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
- dither β a trembling; vibration.
- hesitate β to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- falter β to hesitate or waver in action, purpose, intent, etc.; give way: Her courage did not falter at the prospect of hardship.
- waver β to sway to and fro; flutter: Foliage wavers in the breeze.
- dawdle β If you dawdle, you spend more time than is necessary going somewhere.
- delay β If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- get nowhere β make no progress
- foul up β something that is foul.
- go to pieces β a separate or limited portion or quantity of something: a piece of land; a piece of chocolate.
- screw up β a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- cast about β to make a mental or visual search
- come apart at the seams β come unstitched
- drop the ball β a spherical or approximately spherical body or shape; sphere: He rolled the piece of paper into a ball.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- slip up β an act or instance of slipping.
- trip up β a journey or voyage: to win a trip to Paris.
noun flounder
- miscommunication β Failure to communicate adequately.