Synonyms for dunk
dʌŋkdunk

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1. dunk, dunk shot, stuff shotverb

   a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket

   Synonyms:
   stuff shot, dunk shot

2. dunk, dip, souse, plunge, douseverb

   immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

   "dip the garment into the cleaning solution"; "dip the brush into the paint"

   Synonyms:
   engulf, hit it up, dim, engross, dump, dowse, dive, duck, launch, sink, steep, immerse, souse, sop, soak, plunk, dip, put out, plunge, soak up, drench, douse, inebriate, absorb

3. dunkverb

   make a dunk shot, in basketball

   "He dunked the ball"

   Synonyms:
   douse, plunge, souse, dip

4. dunk, dipverb

   dip into a liquid while eating

   "She dunked the piece of bread in the sauce"

   Synonyms:
   plunge, duck, douse, souse, dip, dim, sink

Matched Categories

1. • Basketball
   • Immerse
   • Shoot

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "dunk":

   cinch, soak

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1. Richard Grenell:

   First of all I don't believe any polls that say people are satisfied with Gavin Newsome's leadership. I can tell you unequivocally the majority of Californians are not, now, that's not to say that the recall is a slam dunk. What we have to be able to do is remind people of Gavin Newsom's leadership.

2. Giannis Antetokounmpo:

   When I came to the league that was the first thing I ate. Because when I was Giannis Antetokounmpo -LRB- 34 -RRB-, I was always craving them and I could never afford them. People are gon na spend money on cars and chains and I bought Oreos, i ate them for like a month straight, so I got sick of them, right ? TIMBERWOLVES' ANTHONY EDWARDS THROWS DOWN INCREDIBLE DUNK -- BUT IT DOES N'T COUNT Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo( 34) is fouled by Orlando Magic guard Terrence Ross, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Milwaukee. ( AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps).

3. Robert Frick:

   High prices not only slow sales, but they make downsizing difficult for many older Americans who were looking forward to making a big profit on the sale of their existing home and moving into a cheaper, downsized home, high housing prices have spread to many more cities around the country, and that's making downsizing to a smaller home not the financial slam-dunk it was even a couple years ago.

4. Wes Moore:

   I actually dont think that November is any form of a slam dunk because the reality is its still five months away.

5. Tom Ruggio:

   It's pretty fascinating. So, not only do we get a strong -- pretty much as I call a slam-dunk -- attribution because of the connecting paintings, but we also get a look at its process.