Synonyms of dipping

dipping 1 of 2

adjective

as in sinking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sinking
• falling
• dangling
• slumping
• suspended
• pendant
• pendent
• descending
• bowing
• hanging
• nodding
• declined
• declining
• floppy
• sagging
• hung
• limp
• weeping
• drooping
• stooping
• inclining
• bowed
• descendent
• pendulous
• descendant
• droopy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upright
• rigid
• erect
• stiff
• elevated
• unbending
• inflexible
• raised
• upraised

dipping

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verb

present participle of dip

1

as in immersing

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 & Similar Words

• immersing
• dunking
• ducking
• drowning
• submerging
• wetting
• plunging
• dousing
• dowsing
• soaking
• sopping
• submersing
• bathing
• moistening
• sousing
• steeping
• flooding
• thrusting
• drenching
• diving

2

as in scooping

to lift out with something that holds liquid

carefully dipped water from the bucket to the kettle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scooping
• spooning
• emptying
• draining
• pumping
• ladling
• bucketing
• eliminating
• lading
• dishing
• bailing
• depleting
• bleeding
• drawing
• drawing (off)
• slopping
• exhausting
• siphoning
• decanting
• suctioning
• syphoning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• filling
• pouring

3

as in plunging

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

the temperature dipped a bit in the evening

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

4

as in falling

to lead or extend downward

slow down, the road dips here

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

5

as in peeking

to take a quick or hasty look

I dipped into the book, but I didn't have a chance to study it thoroughly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• peeking
• glancing
• glinting
• browsing
• glimpsing
• skimming
• scanning
• squinting
• peeping
• raking
• keeking
• perusing
• looking over
• blinking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• staring
• gazing
• examining
• surveying
• studying
• questioning
• viewing
• overlooking
• overseeing
• peering
• prying
• leering
• gawking
• goggling
• ogling
• rubbernecking