Flop and Mess

Flop

Flop noun - Something that has failed.

Usage example: the movie is such a flop that theaters showing it are the loneliest places in town

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Mess and flop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mess" instead a noun "Flop".

Nearby Words: flopped, flopping

Mess noun - A state in which everything is out of order.

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Flop and mess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Flop" instead a noun "Mess".

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

complete	complete flop	complete mess
utter	utter flop	utter mess
total	total flop	total mess
real	real flop	real mess
Other adjectives: massive, big, enormous, huge, horrible, absolute, major, general, ridiculous, subsequent, nonsensical, giant, resulting, horrific, bigger.

Everything after this point was one flop after another, leading to the self-indulgent mess of Lady in the Water and the widely loathed Film of the Series The Last Airbender.

Source: Darth Wiki / Fallen Creator

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