plummet

²plummet

verb

Definition of PLUMMET

intransitive verb

1

: to fall perpendicularly <birds plummeted down>

2

: to drop sharply and abruptly <prices plummeted>

Examples of PLUMMET

1. The acrobat plummeted into the net.
2. The car plummeted to the bottom of the canyon.
3. The satellite plummeted into the ocean.
4. Stock prices plummeted 40 percent during the scandal.
5. The TV show has plummeted in the ratings.
6. Temperatures are expected to plummet this weekend.
7. The town's population plummets when the students leave for the summer.

First Known Use of PLUMMET

1937

Related to PLUMMET

Synonyms: crash, crater, decline, descend, dip, dive, fall, lower, nose-dive, drop, plunge, sink, skid, tumble

Antonyms: arise, ascend, lift, mount, rise, soar, spike, up

Related Words: abate, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, moderate, subside, taper off, wane; recede, retreat

Near Antonyms: accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mushroom, pick up, snowball, swell, wax

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Rhymes with PLUMMET

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