splash down

VERB

crash

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bump collapse collide ditch dive drop hurtle meet overturn plunge slip smash topple tumble

STRONG

lurch overbalance pancake pitch prang sprawl upset washout

WEAK

bite the dust crash-land drive into fall flat fall headlong fall prostrate give way go in plough into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend rise

VERB

land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dock settle touch down

STRONG

alight berth debark disembark ground pilot steer thump

WEAK

bring in check in come ashore come down come in come to berth descend upon drop anchor flatten out get down level off light on make land put down put in set down set on deck sit down take down

Antonyms

WEAK

ascend take off

Example Sentences

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If all goes well, the craft will splash down about 40 minutes later in the Pacific Ocean, near San Diego.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

The Orion is scheduled to splash down off the coast of San Diego at approximately 8:07 p.m. on Friday, April 10.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

The astronauts were speaking to news media less than two days before they are scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean at the end of their 10-day mission around the Moon.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The astronauts, known as Crew 11, are expected to splash down off the coast of California in the early hours of Thursday local time.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

Drizzles of rain splash down on top of us, making the air feel instantly thicker with humidity.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

splash down

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