nosedive

nose·dive

noun \ˈnōz-ˌdīv\

Definition of NOSEDIVE

1

: a downward nose-first plunge of a flying object (as an airplane)

2

: a sudden extreme drop <stock prices took a nosedive>

— nose–dive intransitive verb

Examples of NOSEDIVE

1. The plane went into a nosedive.
2. The stock market took a nosedive.

First Known Use of NOSEDIVE

1912

Related to NOSEDIVE

Synonyms: dip, dive, down, drop, fall, descent, plunge

Antonyms: ascent, climb, rise, rising, soaring, upswing, upturn

Related Words: comedown, decline, downfall, downgrade; plummeting, sinking

Near Antonyms: advance, headway, progress, progression; betterment, improvement

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Rhymes with NOSEDIVE

alive, archive, Argive, arrive, back dive, beehive, connive, contrive, crash-dive, deprive, derive, disk drive, endive, hard drive, high five, high-five, line drive, ogive, revive, self-drive, skin-dive, skydive, survive, swan dive, take five, test-drive