Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "flounder" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

bottom of sea

Derived Terms

Baltic flounder California flounder European flounder Georges Bank flounder Gulf flounder armless flounder arrowtooth flounder barfin flounder black flounder blackback flounder blackfin flounder craig flounder diamond flounder eel-back flounder flounder house flounderer flounderer flounderingly flounderish flounderlike flounderling flowery flounder four-spotted flounder fourspot flounder gray flounder great flounder greenback flounder grey flouder left-eyed flounder olive flounder peacock flounder peppered flounder pole flounder righteye flounder sand flounder southern flounder starry flounder summer flounder water flounder windowpane flounder winter flounder witch flounder yellowtail flounder

Etymologically Related To

flap flip flitter float flub flutter founder

Context

north america

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

fight flatfish struggle walk

Type Of (IsA)

book fish flatfish

Manner Of

fight

Related Terms

flail

Related Terms

attempt balance boot bootmaker bothidae clumsy confuse crimp flatfish flop fluke flustered front pleuronectidae struggle tool

Synonym Network

stagger

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.