Synonyms of plunges

plunges 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of plunge

1

as in dives

to cast oneself head first into deep water

she took a deep breath and plunged from the side of the pool

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dives
• sounds
• dips
• immerses
• submerges
• pitches
• plunks
• plumps
• plonks
• belly flops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfaces

2

as in falls

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

prices for those televisions have really plunged since they were first introduced

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falls
• tumbles
• dips
• declines
• plummets
• drops
• descends
• sinks
• decreases
• skids
• crashes
• lowers
• dives
• nose-dives
• subsides
• diminishes
• retreats
• droops
• dwindles
• craters
• wanes
• dies (down)
• lessens
• ebbs
• tapers off
• recedes
• abates
• moderates
• lets up
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• ascends
• lifts
• soars
• ups
• mounts
• spikes
• increases
• grows
• builds
• expands
• accumulates
• intensifies
• enlarges
• escalates
• swells
• mushrooms
• picks up
• waxes
• burgeons
• snowballs
• bourgeons
• balloons

3

as in descends

to lead or extend downward

a stairway plunging into darkness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falls
• descends
• sinks
• drops
• dips
• slopes
• leans
• tilts
• declines
• heels
• tips
• inclines
• angles
• lists
• reclines
• slants
• cocks
• cants

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• ascends
• climbs
• arises
• mounts
• upturns
• flattens
• levels
• smoothes
• straightens
• uprises
• planes
• smooths
• upsweeps
• evens

plunges

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noun

plural of plunge

1

as in tumbles

an act or instance of diving

the Olympic diver took a well-executed plunge off the diving board

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dives
• tumbles
• dips
• falls
• pitches
• drops
• slips
• spills
• stumbles
• immersions
• descents
• submersions
• plumps
• headers
• swan dives
• jackknives
• belly flops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• jumps
• leaps

2

as in drops

the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude

an overnight plunge in temperature sent the thermometer to below the freezing mark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drops
• dips
• falls
• declines
• dives
• descents
• downs
• nosedives
• downgrades
• comedowns
• downfalls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• climbs
• upturns
• upswings
• advances
• ascents
• risings
• progresses
• progressions
• soarings
• improvements
• headways
• betterments