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dip

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms 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 of dip

declension, decline, declivity, descent, downgrade, downhill, fall, hang, hanging
Words Related to dip

basin, depression, hollow
Near Antonyms of dip

grade, gradient, hill, inclination, incline, lean, pitch, rake, tilt
Antonyms of dip

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 of dip

descent, dive, down, drop, fall, nosedive, plunge
Words Related to dip

comedown, decline, downfall, downgrade

plummeting, sinking
Near Antonyms of dip

advance, headway, progress, progression

betterment, improvement
Antonyms of dip

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

dip

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of dip

1 to sink or push (something) briefly into or as if into a liquid
  • First dip a paper towel in water.
  • She dipped a hand into her pocket and pulled out a piece of candy.
Synonyms of dip

douse (also dowse), duck, dunk, immerse, souse, sop, submerge, submerse
Words Related to dip

bathe, moisten, soak, steep, wet

drench, drown, flood

dive, plunge, thrust
2 to lift out with something that holds liquid
  • carefully dipped water from the bucket to the kettle
Synonyms of dip

bucket, lade, ladle, scoop, spoon
Words Related to dip

bail

deplete, drain, eliminate, empty, exhaust

bleed, draw (off)

dish

slop

decant, draw, pump, siphon (also syphon), suction
Near Antonyms of dip

pour

fill
3 to go to a lower level especially abruptly
  • The temperature dipped a bit in the evening.
Synonyms of dip

crash, decline, descend, dive, drop, fall, lower, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, tumble
Words Related to dip

abate, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, moderate, subside, taper off, wane

recede, retreat
Near Antonyms of dip

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

arise, ascend, lift, mount, rise, soar, spike, up
4 to lead or extend downward
  • Slow down, the road dips here.
Synonyms of dip

decline, descend, drop, fall, plunge, sink
Words Related to dip

angle, cant, cock, heel, incline, lean, list, recline, slant, slope, tilt, tip
Near Antonyms of dip

even, flatten, level, plane, smooth, straighten
Antonyms of dip

arise, ascend, climb, mount, rise, uprise, upsweep, upturn
5 to take a quick or hasty look
  • I dipped into the book, but I didn't have a chance to study it thoroughly.
Synonyms of dip

browse, glance, glimpse, glint, peek, skim
Words Related to dip

peep

blink, squint

look over, peruse, scan
Near Antonyms of dip

examine, overlook, oversee, question, survey

study, view

peer, pry

gawk, goggle, rubberneck

leer, ogle
Antonyms of dip

gaze, stare

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