Synonyms of plump

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adjective

as in fat

having an excess of body fat

she's been plump all her life, and her sister has always been skinny

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fat
• round
• full
• chubby
• pudgy
• rotund
• corpulent
• fleshy
• stout
• thick
• obese
• husky
• tubby
• overweight
• ripe
• portly
• gross
• lardy
• blubbery
• podgy
• heavy
• replete
• roly-poly
• soft
• stocky
• beefy
• thickset
• bulky
• chunky
• squat
• burly
• heavyset
• flabby
• plumpish
• dumpy
• brawny
• stubby
• paunchy
• buxom
• potbellied
• hefty
• weighty
• ample
• zaftig
• hippy
• corn-fed
• endomorphic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slender
• thin
• lean
• skinny
• slim
• bony
• spare
• gaunt
• lanky
• angular
• sinewy
• skeletal
• lank
• haggard
• scrawny
• rawboned
• pinched
• emaciated
• cadaverous
• wasted
• puny
• slight
• scraggy
• stringy
• weedy
• willowy
• spindly
• svelte
• rangy
• reedy
• waspish
• twiggy
• anorexic
• sylphlike
• spindling
• ectomorphic

plump

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adverb

as in straight

in a direct line or course

there was a squirrel on the sidewalk plump in front of us

Synonyms & Similar Words

• straight
• right
• dead
• direct
• directly
• due
• plumb
• as the crow flies
• straightway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• indirectly
• circuitously
• deviously
• veeringly

plump

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noun

as in blow

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

angrily gave a plump of his fist against the door

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blow
• pound
• thump
• slap
• punch
• thud
• hit
• swipe
• whack
• stroke
• poke
• knock
• lick
• smack
• bang
• spank
• beat
• slam
• clip
• pelt
• hook
• chop
• slug
• lash
• clap
• kick
• switch
• bust
• belt
• sock
• box
• buffet
• crack
• pick
• bat
• swat
• cuff
• bop
• smash
• welt
• stripe
• fillip
• licking
• hack
• dab
• wallop
• knee
• thwack
• rap
• pounding
• clout
• biff
• wham
• bash
• beating
• stinger
• swing
• douse
• haymaker
• larrup
• whop
• left
• hand
• counter
• sucker punch
• right
• body blow
• counterstroke
• counterblow
• whip
• whipping
• shiver
• knockout
• rabbit punch
• hammering
• thrashing
• one-two
• roundhouse
• pummeling
• knockdown
• flogging
• uppercut
• battering
• counterpunch
• KO
• drubbing
• cruncher
• sidewinder
• walloping
• clobbering
• cudgeling
• right-hander
• pasting
• bastinado
• bludgeoning
• lambasting
• kayo

plump

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verb

ˈpləmp 

as in to plop

to throw or set down clumsily or casually

plumped herself down on the couch and turned on the TV

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plop
• toss
• flop
• plunk
• plank
• flump
• fling
• sling
• heave
• ensconce
• plant
• install
• settle

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plump

Adjective

Top it off with the Moisture Surge moisturizer, a Vogue editor favorite for a plump, dewy glow. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

It’s designed to help skin look more hydrated, plump, and firm in one step. — Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 28 Oct. 2026

Noun

This body lotion is packed with skin-loving ingredients like niacinamide and collagen peptide to leave skin feeling hydrated and looking plump. — Brooke Knappenberger, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2026

This formula pairs hyaluronic acid with a non-sticky finish to give a comfortable plump and 24-hour hydration. — Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

Verb

Our top pick, the Biossance Squalane + Copper Peptide Rapid Plumping Serum, has a gentle gel-like formula that instantly plumps skin. — Danielle Cohen, Glamour, 27 Oct. 2026

The cartilage then re-plumps — drawing in fluid filled with oxygen and nutrients — as knees straighten, a process called cyclic loading, which helps nourish and replenish the cartilage. — Aaron Steckelberg, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Phrases Containing plump

• plump (for)