Definition for Flipper:

• Limb used to swim with, as in turtle& penguin; ( slang) hand.

Synonyms for Flipper:

• adj.

  •aggressive (adjective)
  • shooting from the hip,
  • pushing,
  • forceful,
  • Assertory,
  • energetic,
  • tough,
  • nervy,
  • strenuous,
  • vigorous,
  • cocky,
  • brassy,
  • dynamic,
  • militant,
  • smart,
  • zealous,
  • come on,
  • masterful,
  • domineering,
  • fresh,
  • smart alecky,
  • get up and go,
  • enterprising,
  • bold,
  • sassy,
  • go after,
  • imperious,
  • hard sell,
  • cheeky,
  • flip,
  • pushy.
  •discourteous (adjective)
  • bad-mannered,
  • crude,
  • cavalier,
  • uncouth,
  • oafish,
  • curt,
  • Inurbane,
  • uncivil,
  • ill-mannered,
  • indelicate,
  • unmannerly,
  • boorish,
  • brusque,
  • Inaffable,
  • abrupt,
  • ill-bred,
  • disrespectful,
  • unrefined,
  • Ungenteel,
  • ungracious,
  • offhand,
  • rustic,
  • churlish.
  •disrespectful (adjective)
  • snippy,
  • impious,
  • aweless,
  • blasphemous,
  • profane,
  • Misbehaved,
  • discourteous,
  • Unfilial,
  • irreverent,
  • flippant,
  • Disgracious,
  • profanatory,
  • impolite,
  • sacrilegious.
  •facile (adjective)
  • deft,
  • superficial,
  • fluent,
  • cursory,
  • glib,
  • adept,
  • slick,
  • ready,
  • dexterous,
  • uncomplicated,
  • proficient,
  • articulate,
  • untroublesome,
  • fast talk,
  • easy as pie,
  • quick,
  • shallow,
  • skillful,
  • practiced,
  • pushover,
  • adroit,
  • smooth,
  • light,
  • picnic,
  • voluble,
  • accomplished,
  • effortless,
  • obvious,
  • simple,
  • breeze,
  • child's play,
  • apparent.
  •pert (adjective)
  • keen,
  • brisk,
  • jaunty,
  • bright.
  •precocious (adjective)
  • intelligent,
  • mature,
  • early,
  • ahead of time,
  • beforehand,
  • advanced,
  • developed,
  • premature.
  •sassy (adjective)
  • smart-mouthed,
  • mouthy.
  •tongue-in-cheek (adjective)
  • in fun,
  • ironical,
  • kiddingly,
  • in jest,
  • jokingly.

• n.

  •
  • anatomical,
  • anatomy,
  • blowhole,
  • capsule,
  • belly,
  • antler,
  • bony,
  • body,
  • carapace.
  •animal (noun)
  • flipper.
  •arm (noun)
  • bow,
  • hook,
  • prong,
  • wing,
  • bough,
  • fin,
  • offshoot,
  • handle,
  • branch,
  • rod,
  • member,
  • stump,
  • bender.
  •extremity (noun)
  • paw,
  • posterior,
  • leg,
  • finger,
  • foot,
  • backside,
  • hand,
  • toe.
  •fin (noun)
  • airfoil,
  • appendage,
  • stabilizer,
  • Pinnas,
  • pinna,
  • dorsal,
  • Pinnae,
  • vane,
  • stabilizers.
  •fins (noun)
  • fins.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • bathers,
  • bathing suit,
  • bikini,
  • swimming cap,
  • trunks,
  • swimming trunks,
  • swimsuit.
  •
  • one-piece.

Paraphrases for Flipper:

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    promoter.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    pinball, freak, driver, pusher.

Antonyms for Flipper:

• adj.

  • aggressive
    easy-going, laid-back, lethargic, calm, meek, slow, apathetic, impotent, weak, dull, idle, inactive, complaisant, timid, shy.
  • belligerent
    nice, peaceful, kind, cooperative, friendly, agreeable, helping, peaceloving.
  • brash
    discreet, afraid, fearful, cautious, reserved, careful.
  • brazen
    retiring, humble, shamed, quiet, shamefaced, modest.
  • derisive
    respectful, complimentary, polite, praising, flattering.
  • discourteous
    mannered, civil, refined, gracious, well-bred, courteous.
  • disrespectful
    reverent, mannerly.
  • facetious
    unfunny, grave, serious, formal.
  • facile
    involved, laborious, hard, complicated, confusing, arduous, difficult, profound.
  • fearless
    unintelligent, apprehensive, unsure, uncertain, stupid, cowardly.
  • fresh
    worn, unenergetic, experienced, stale, lifeless, gentle, used, tired, exhausted, old.
  • frivolous
    solemn, intelligent, thoughtful, sensible, wise, mature.
  • glib
    uncommunicative, inarticulate, stuttering, tongue-tied, silent.
  • insolent
    servile.
  • irreverent
    religious.
  • jaunty
    unhappy, depressed, sad.
  • mercurial
    unperturbable, constant, tranquil, unvarying, certain, predictable, stable, unchanging, sure, reliable, steady, unchangeable.

• n.

  • arm
    main, body, division.
  • extremity
    front.

Flipper Sentence Examples:

• Down this the goldsmith went, with his straw slippers clapping on his heels, until his small figure merged in the gloom and presently disappeared altogether, and only the faint flipper - flap of his slippers came back growing more and more distant to them, and finally dying into silence.

• But at last Andrew " got a han'," as he called it, of one hind flipper, Jakobsen of one of the fore flippers, Steve hauled in the line, and Johannes reached over and caught the other fin - like projection.

Holonyms for Flipper:

• n.

  • animal
    aquatic vertebrate, aquatic mammal.

Hyponym for Flipper:

• n.

  • animal
    limb.
  • artifact
    shoe.