free fall

NOUN

rapid decline or descent

Synonyms

WEAK

collapse decline dive drop nosedive plummet plummeting plunge sag slump

Antonyms

WEAK

upturn

Example Sentences

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Someone offering you a higher fixed rate of interest on bonds, at a moment when the economy is in free fall, is someone offering you free money.

From MarketWatch

At the same time, his stunning free fall might wind up making him surprisingly good value as a late-round pick for Cleveland.

From The Wall Street Journal

But as they read, it feels as though a chasm is opening up and they are in free fall.

From BBC

Gillers, who called for Thomas to face a federal investigation, added that trust in the Supreme Court is "now in serious jeopardy, and others must do something to stop the free fall."

From Salon

“But that respect is now in serious jeopardy, and others must do something to stop the free fall.”

From Washington Post