Synonyms of plopped

plopped

verb

past tense of plop

as in tossed

to throw or set down clumsily or casually

plopped his backpack down on a chair

Synonyms & Similar Words

• tossed
• flopped
• plunked
• flung
• plumped
• slung
• planked
• heaved
• flumped
• installed
• planted
• ensconced
• settled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plopped

But by April, a high pressure system plopped itself on Central Florida and the rainy weather came to a sudden halt, as if a faucet had suddenly been shut off. —Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026

Now and then something dropped from the tree and plopped into the water. —Byron W. Dalrymple, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2026

Morris plopped her into her chair with a grunt of relief and pulled out the sunshade. —Stephen King, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026

The art museum has this very modern and unique design and it’s just plopped there in the middle of this rural landscape, which makes for quite an unusual image. —Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026

If you're tempted to remove a nest that a bird plopped in the middle of your petunias, read this first. —Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 May 2026

In 2012, before his second big-league season, reliever Jared Hughes sat in front of his computer, plopped a pile of W-2s on the table and opened his tax filing software. —Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026

They were bested by the Nashville Predators, 5-4 in a shootout, in what turned out to be a three-point game that elevated the Preds back into the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference and plopped the Kings back onto the wrong side of the playoff bubble. —Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026

There has never been a more fitting opening to a season of a Bravo show than the marquee sign in front of Jax’s bar being taken down and unceremoniously plopped on the sidewalk. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2026