Synonyms of plunging

plunging

verb

present participle of plunge

1

as in diving

to cast oneself head first into deep water

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• diving
• sounding
• dipping
• pitching
• immersing
• submerging
• plunking
• plumping
• plonking
• belly flopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfacing

2

as in falling

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falling
• dipping
• tumbling
• declining
• plummeting
• dropping
• sinking
• descending
• skidding
• crashing
• decreasing
• lowering
• diving
• cratering
• retreating
• nose-diving
• diminishing
• subsiding
• drooping
• dwindling
• ebbing
• dying (down)
• waning
• moderating
• lessening
• tapering off
• receding
• abating
• letting up
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• ascending
• lifting
• soaring
• mounting
• spiking
• arising
• increasing
• growing
• building
• expanding
• escalating
• upping
• intensifying
• accumulating
• swelling
• enlarging
• burgeoning
• mushrooming
• waxing
• picking up
• snowballing
• ballooning
• bourgeoning

3

as in descending

to lead or extend downward

a stairway plunging into darkness

Synonyms & Similar Words

• falling
• descending
• sinking
• dipping
• dropping
• sloping
• declining
• leaning
• tilting
• tipping
• inclining
• slanting
• angling
• reclining
• listing
• cocking
• canting
• heeling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rising
• ascending
• climbing
• mounting
• arising
• uprising
• evening
• upturning
• flattening
• straightening
• upsweeping
• smoothing
• levelling
• planing
• leveling