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

Thapa said many of the bodies had remained submerged in floodwaters for about four days and were already decomposing by the time they were recovered.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
The kind where you’re blindfolded, submerged into a dark room, escorted to your seat, and left to experience an entire meal in near-total darkness?

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of submerged

Verb

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
With no room for error, Webb walked Andruw Monasterio to gift the Red Sox one run, then plunked Mickey Gasper to gift them another.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunked

Verb

The gathered detailing on the backrest of this velvety loveseat looks as if the couch was dipped in chocolate.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026
The number for charter schools was 86,885 By February, the numbers dipped to 86,767 in charter schools and 232,428 in traditional public schools — 319,195 total attending public schools.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of dipped

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