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floundered

floun·der
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [floun-der]
    • /ˈflaʊn dər/
    • /ˈflaʊn.dər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [floun-der]
    • /ˈflaʊn dər/

Definitions of floundered word

  • verb without object floundered to struggle with stumbling or plunging movements (usually followed by about, along, on, through, etc.): He saw the child floundering about in the water. 1
  • verb without object floundered to struggle clumsily or helplessly: He floundered helplessly on the first day of his new job. 1
  • noun floundered Simple past tense and past participle of flounder. 1
See all 3 definitions of floundered

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Origin of floundered

First appearance:

before 1570
One of the 33% oldest English words
1570-80; perhaps blend of flounce1 and founder2

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Parts of speech for Floundered

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Floundered

floundered popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for floundered

verb floundered

  • struggled — to contend with an adversary or opposing force.
  • thrashed — to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
  • stumbled — to strike the foot against something, as in walking or running, so as to stagger or fall; trip.
  • flapped — Simple past tense and past participle of flap.
  • flailed — an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
All 21 Synonyms of floundered

Antonyms for floundered

verb floundered

  • idled — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
  • succeeded — to happen or terminate according to desire; turn out successfully; have the desired result: Our efforts succeeded.
All 2 Antonyms of floundered

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