flunk
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Synonyms & Antonyms for flunk
Synonyms: Verb
bomb, collapse, crater, fail, flame out, flop, fold, founder, miss, strike out, tank, wash out
Antonyms: Verb
click, come off, deliver, go, go over, pan out, succeed, work out
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Examples of flunk in a Sentence
Verb
If I flunk this class, I have to take it over again. If I flunk, I have to take this class over again. The teacher had to flunk two students.
Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Dolan, an owner from the very old school of player subservience, has once again flunked modern N.B.A. civics. — Harvey Araton, New York Times, "These Knicks Do Not Belong in Today’s N.B.A.," 1 July 2019 All this is still tenuous, but the idea is ready to pass or flunk based on what happens next in the FRB story. — Joshua Sokol, WIRED, "Astronomers Think They Can Explain Mysterious Cosmic Bursts," 10 Mar. 2019 All this is still tenuous, but the idea is ready to pass or flunk based on what happens next in the FRB story. — Joshua Sokol, WIRED, "Astronomers Think They Can Explain Mysterious Cosmic Bursts," 10 Mar. 2019 All this is still tenuous, but the idea is ready to pass or flunk based on what happens next in the FRB story. — Quanta Magazine, "With a Second Repeating Radio Burst, Astronomers Close In on an Explanation," 28 Feb. 2019 Photo: Ahn Young-joon/Associated Press Students can flunk the dating courses through low test scores, failure to turn in papers chronicling their fake dates, or missing too many classes. — Mary Ryu, WSJ, "Failing at Love? Maybe It’s Time for Classes," 15 Feb. 2019 And yet despite the theoretical ease with which these very minimal requirements might be met, some iconic films flunk the test—among them the entire original Star Wars trilogy, The Lion King, and Forrest Gump. — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "Movies That Pass the Bechdel Test Make More Money, Says a New Study," 11 Dec. 2018 White adopted it after the dog flunked seeing-eye aide training. — Fox News, "Betty White's 80-year Hollywood career honored with PBS special," 1 Aug. 2018 About half flunked a critical eye movement test, and more than two dozen reported dizziness or vertigo. — Richard Stone, Science | AAAS, "Sonic attack or mass paranoia? New evidence stokes debate over diplomats’ mysterious illness," 20 June 2018Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Doesn’t Avis know some states (including Massachusetts) flunk vehicles with faulty wipers in safety inspections? — Sean P. Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, "A broken windshield wiper on a rental car and the company’s less-than-ideal response — initially," 5 July 2019 And some students in general courses may test poorly or don't do their homework and flunk tests, educators say. — Diane Rado, chicagotribune.com, "Tribune analysis: College prep courses not preparing kids for college," 19 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flunk.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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