Definition of "flip side" []

Informal The reverse side, as of a phonograph record. (noun)
Informal The opposite side: "The flip side of retrospectively savaging the loser is beatifying . . . the winner” ( Charles Krauthammer). (noun)

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Use "flip side" in a sentence

"The flip side of these positive and romantic emotions is Gucci’s fragrance “Envy.”"

Words like "flip side"

oppositeness

opposition

other side of the coin