Coup
Coup noun - A successful result brought about by hard work.
Usage example: winning that big contract was a real coup
Nearby Word: coupe
Flop
Flop noun - Something that has failed.
How words are described
| complete | complete coup | complete flop |
| original | original coup | original flop |
| initial | initial coup | initial flop |
| real | real coup | real flop |
| Other adjectives: massive, big, huge, infamous, spectacular, major, unexpected, outright, inevitable, subsequent, latest, failed, biggest. | ||
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Flop and Coup. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/coup/flop
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