Synonyms of dives

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noun

plural of dive

1

as in plunges

an act or instance of diving

the penguin took a dive off of the ice sheet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunges
• dips
• tumbles
• pitches
• falls
• slips
• immersions
• drops
• spills
• descents
• stumbles
• submersions
• headers
• plumps
• 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

stock prices took a long, steady dive

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

dives

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verb

present tense third-person singular of dive

1

as in sounds

to cast oneself head first into deep water

we watched her dive in after the drowning man

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfaces

2

as in falls

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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