dip

¹dip

noun

Definition of DIP

1

a downward slope <marathoners have one last dip before the race course levels off and the finish line comes into view>

Synonyms declension, declivity, descent, dip, downgrade, downhill, fall, hang, hanging

Related Words basin, depression, hollow

Near Antonyms glacis, grade, gradient, hill, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt

Antonyms acclivity, ascent, rise, upgrade, uphill, uprise

2

the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude <the city's population has taken a slight dip since the last census>

Synonyms dip, dive, down, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge

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

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

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