flip-flop

1. 1.

   reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)

   Synonymsinterchangetackswitchalternateflip

   Broaderchange by reversal

Questions about flip-flop

What does flip-flop mean?

flip-flop means "a decision to reverse an earlier decision". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in flip-flop?

flip-flop has 2 syllables: flip--flop. The stress falls on "flip-".

What is another word for flip-flop?

Close synonyms include reversal, change of mind, turnabout, turnaround, thong. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is flip-flop a common word?

flip-flop is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.