BELLY FLOPPED Synonyms: 12 Similar and Opposite Words

belly flopped

verb

past tense of belly flop

as in plumped

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surfaced

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Verb

Everything is mirrored, tufted, plumped, embroidered, gilded—and there are flowers everywhere.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026
Let the plant sit in a sunny location for 24 to 72 hours until the leaves have plumped again.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026

Definition of plumped

Verb

Pittsburgh has seemingly been hit with heavy rainfall after heavy rainfall recently, and during flash flooding, roads can turn into rivers and vehicles are submerged and even swept away.

— Trey Fulbright, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The floods also submerged more than 59,305 acres of rice, vegetables and other crops.

— Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of submerged

Verb

Fast forward over a year later, and he’s fully immersed within the DWTS family, taking on his second season with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Tatyana Ali as his celebrity partner for season 35.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
About two years later, the couple got engaged, and by then, Seehorn was immersed in Larson’s family, which includes his two sons with Haney.

— Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of immersed

Verb

Op de Beeck seemed right at home plunked on one of his polyester Chesterfields, observing the artisans quietly assembling leather goods beyond the bamboo.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026
At the restaurant, tables plonked in the sand feel intimate and experiential as well as immersed in the changing colors of the sunset sky.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunked

Verb

In 2021, an Australian arts festival spiked plans to exhibit a Union Flag dipped in blood donated by Indigenous people.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
And in July 2025, Alo dipped its feet into the low-profile footwear trend with the launch of the Sunset sneaker.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dipped

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