Definitions

nose-dive

NOUN

nosedive

Synonyms

STRONG

descent dive duck dunk fall immersion investment jump pitch spill spree submergence submersion swoop tumble venture

WEAK

belly flop high dive nose dive

Antonyms

STRONG

ascent rise

VERB

devalue

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decrease devaluate lower revalue undervalue

STRONG

cheapen debase decry underrate

WEAK

devalorize knock off mark down take down write down write off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase praise raise

STRONG

enhance laud upgrade

WEAK

overvalue

VERB

dip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline drop down fall go down plummet plunge reach recede sag sink skid slip slump spiral tumble

STRONG

bend disappear droop fade incline set settle sheer skew slant slope slue subside swoop tilt veer verge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance ascend go up increase rise

STRONG

even level straighten

WEAK

raise

VERB

dive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dip disappear drop duck fall jump leap lunge plummet plunge swoop vanish vault

STRONG

gutter header pitch plumb spring submerge

WEAK

belly flop go headfirst

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend rise

WEAK

go up

VERB

drop

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon collapse decline dive dump fell give up go down knock lower plummet plunge release shed shoot sink slide slip slump tumble

STRONG

depress descend duck floor flop ground loosen pitch plump relinquish topple unload

WEAK

bring down cave in keel over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up hold keep maintain raise rise

WEAK

mount take up

VERB

fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash decline decrease depreciate diminish dip dive dwindle ease go down land plummet plunge settle sink slip slump stumble tumble

STRONG

abate backslide buckle cascade drag droop ebb flag flop gravitate lapse lessen pitch recede regress relapse slope spin subside topple totter trail trip wane

WEAK

be precipitated break down cave in drop down fold up hit the dirt keel over take a header tip over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend climb go up raise rise scale

STRONG

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase

VERB

plummet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash decline decrease descend dip dive drop drop down fall plunge sink skid tumble

STRONG

downturn dump precipitate stoop swoop

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up grow increase raise rise

WEAK

shoot up

VERB

plunge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descend dip drive drop go down hurtle jump plummet sink throw tumble

STRONG

career cast charge dash duck fling immerse keel lunge lurch pitch plunk propel rush sound submerge submerse swoop tear thrust topple

WEAK

go the limit go whole hog immerge shoot the works take a flyer take a header throw oneself

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up increase rise

STRONG

dry retreat

VERB

topple

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse oust overturn plunge tumble unseat upset

STRONG

capsize fall falter founder land lurch overbalance pitch slump stagger stumble teeter totter unhorse

WEAK

bring down do a pratfall go belly up go down hit the dirt keel over knock down lose it take a header tip over turn over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

hold increase rise

STRONG

ascend lose

WEAK

place put straighten

VERB

tumble

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descend dip drop flop go down plummet plunge sag skid slip slump spill stumble topple

STRONG

disarrange disarray disorder disturb down flatten floor jumble keel level pitch roll toss trip unsettle upset

WEAK

bowl down bring down do a pratfall fall headlong go belly up hit the dirt keel over knock down knock over lose footing lose it mess up take a header tip over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up increase rise

STRONG

order

Example Sentences

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"And then it glided down on one wing. It didn't nose-dive, it was gliding."

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023

Flight controller Rome Kirby was injured during a nose-dive in San Francisco and will miss this regatta, so the US team is bringing in Hans Henken as flight controller.

From Seattle Times • May 13, 2022

While it is impossible to say anything without data from the black boxes, many aviation experts have been very vocal about how baffled they are by the way the plane suddenly went into a nose-dive.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2022

Vaccine distribution to the general public went relatively smoothly over the spring and the White House took a quasi-victory lap as transmission took a nose-dive before Independence Day.

From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2021

Buck did a nose-dive at the principal once and was suspended.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

nose-dive

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