Synonyms of flanks

flanks 1 of 2

noun

plural of flank

as in sides

a place, space, or direction away from or beyond a central point or line

painted the name of the ship along its flank

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sides
• hands
• undersides
• feet
• tops
• foot
• outsides
• underparts
• bottoms
• faces
• undersurfaces
• underbodies
• lefts
• lees
• rights
• underbellies
• windwards
• leewards

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• centers
• interiors
• insides
• middles
• midways

flanks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of flank

as in adjoins

to be adjacent to

the guards flank the center on a football team's offensive line

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adjoins
• joins
• neighbors
• touches
• surrounds
• abuts
• lines
• skirts
• borders (on)
• fringes
• marches (with)
• butts (on or against)
• attaches (to)
• verges (on)
• margins
• fences
• connects (with)
• encircles
• communicates (with)
• links (with)
• rims
• contacts
• incloses
• bounds
• meets
• encloses
• converges
• embraces