PLOPS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

plops 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of plop

as in tosses

to throw or set down clumsily or casually plopped his backpack down on a chair

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plops

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noun

plural of plop

as in falls

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Richard Mille has teamed up with Italian bicycle manufacturer Colnago on a new tourbillon, a timepiece that essentially takes many of the features of the brand’s sleek bikes and plops them right on your wrist. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 29 June 2026 Then a volcanic eruption plops a curious soft echidna’s egg in his path. — John Hopewell, Variety, 12 June 2026 After Hancock waits an hour or so for the drone to descend, the moment arrives and the drone plops Hancock’s syrup directly onto the concrete, which isn’t a good sign. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 16 Apr. 2026 The series’ opening scene plops audiences in the middle of the Dardanos’ dysfunction, as Linda, presiding over her own mother’s hospital room, screeches that her children should bear witness to their terminally ill nonna’s final days—even to her urinary incontinence. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026 First, a knight’s urgent secretion plops to the ground behind a tree that offers far too little. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Jan. 2026 The individual then plops the turtle back down, taps its shell a few times, and walks away. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025 While some crew members focus on getting as much intel from the competition as possible — Nathan plops himself down on a step just behind the sundeck to listen in on a conversation between Joe and Brooke, the Harvard grad — others do some of their own matchmaking. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 11 Nov. 2025 Outside, seagulls squawk; a crane lifts sand and plops it on a boat. — Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 4 Sep. 2025

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Philip Marlowe as Chandler’s private eye is a smooth talking, whiskey-drinking character who tosses suggestive suggestions and 38 revolvers around with equal aplomb.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
The grandfather is seen running around a few trees, but the bison soon catches up and tosses the helpless visitor eight feet in the air.

— Suzanne Yeo, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of tosses

Noun

Careful engineering is necessary to ensure the safety of full-sized bipedal robots in close proximity to humans since kinetic energy in falls or collisions is a serious worry.

— Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
For people 85 and up, however, malnutrition is the seventh-leading cause of death, behind falls and ahead of Parkinson’s disease.

— Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of falls

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That’s like staying in the dugout during a bench-clearing brawl after a pitcher plonks a batter, then offering the offender a handshake the next inning.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
The movie plunks us down at Mar-a-Lago, where Melania struts out the door and into the back of an SUV, which will take her to the red-white-and-blue private plane painted with the word TRUMP that’s waiting for her at the airport.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of plunks

Noun

But if skip rates climb from single digits to something meaningfully higher, campaign effectiveness drops, and advertisers renegotiate or don't rebook.

— Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
The biggest temperature drops usually happen during sunny summer afternoons when the sun angle is high in the sky.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of drops

Noun

Supplement stacks, peptides, wearable trackers, biohacking, elimination diets, intermittent fasting, cold plunges, protein goals, and an endless stream of advice on social media.

— Karin Eldor, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Influencers and celebrities often promote trendy strategies like cold plunges, supplement stacks, and expensive at-home tests as a way to extend lifespan.

— Sarah Garone, HEALTH, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunges

Noun

Parent companies of SeaWorld Orlando and Universal Orlando recently reported attendance dips.

— Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2026
The zoo staff tried to cool her off by spraying her with water and providing her fluids with intravenous dips, but Mugi eventually died on July 28.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026

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