Crater
Crater verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: a time when dot-coms were cratering left and right
Flop
Flop verb - To be unsuccessful.
Usage example: the attempt to run the ball into the end zone flopped, and our team lost by five points
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Rudy performs a belly flop into a pool, leaving a him-shaped crater in the pool's water in one strip talking about impact craters.
Source: Webcomic / Kevin & Kell
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Flop and Crater. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crater/flop
Crater & Flop. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crater/flop>.
Flop or Crater. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crater/flop.
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