Synonyms of plunk down

plunk down

verb

as in to strike down

Related Words

• strike down
• knock down
• knock over
• plop
• topple
• throw down
• floor
• bungle
• fumble
• level
• flatten
• throw
• foozle
• submerge
• immerse
• bobble
• sink
• lower
• depress
• drop

Dissimilar Words

• raise
• pick up
• lift

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plunk down

Flights bound down under had to hopscotch their way across the Pacific, plunking down on islands along the way to refuel and provision. — Scott Laird, Forbes.com, 14 Feb. 2026

Last October, Wahlberg plunked down $27 million for a mansion in the Delray Beach area. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026

On Monday, the company invited those interested in a berth to plunk down a deposit between $250,000 and $1 million, qualifying them for a spot on one of its early lunar surface missions in as little as six years from now. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 12 Jan. 2026

Winding around vacation condos and second homes, the road to my destination was soon blanketed in darkness when suddenly habitats vanished as the domed venue appeared up ahead like a spaceship plunked down in a vast flat field. — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 11 Jan. 2026