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Synonyms for plonk

Most common

plump down pluck plop plunk kill file

All synonyms

Verb

Adverb

slap bang informal, bang

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To set or toss (something) down carelessly.

    When you’ve finished with the sponge, just plonk it back in the sink.

  2. adv. 1

    Precisely and forcefully.

    He dropped his bag of tools plonk in the middle of the table.

Related words

Word family
plonker plonko

Forms

Past participle
plonked
e.g. plonked → plopped, plunked, plucked, plumped…

Example sentences

  • pluck Can you pluck up the courage to talk to her?
  • plop We hear the plop of a frog jumping into the canal.
  • plunk Heaving a great sigh I plunk my bread on the table and flump onto the chair.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
plonkrising
pluckrising
ploprising
plunkrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
bang1, plop1
5 letters
plank1, plump1, pluck1, plunk1, flump