FREE-FALLS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of free-fall

as in slides

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verb

present tense third-person singular of free-fall

as in plunges

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Noun

Pair it with slides and a tote for the beach, or layer it with a denim jacket and white sneakers for travel days.

— Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 3 Aug. 2026
With a wave pool, a lazy river, and a number of different water slides and rides, there’s something for everyone.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Dreams may be a universal and rich experience that plunges us into the unconscious to evoke some truth.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Dexter grapples with killing her, but Rudy eventually can’t handle Dexter’s hesitance and takes the knife into his own hands—and nearly plunges it into Debra’s chest before Dexter stops him.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 25 June 2026

Definition of plunges

Noun

Key Takeaways Explosive power is crucial for daily tasks like standing and climbing stairs, as well as for preventing falls.

— Sarah Bence, Verywell Health, 26 July 2026
All 43 deaths indirectly caused by Hurricane Michael occurred in Florida and included those from traffic accidents or medical issues compounded by the storm, as well as falls during the cleanup after the hurricane.

— Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

Definition of falls

Verb

Las Vegas plummets down the board with its 8th place finish, and now sits outside the playoff positions.

— Todd Boss, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
David Rubenstein, the son of a Baltimore postal worker, was frustrated in a Washington law firm when he was both inspired by a wildly successful leveraged buyout and unnerved by a book that claimed the odds of successfully starting a company plummets after 37.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 24 June 2026

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Verb

Again, an ammonium fluoride solution is one of the starting materials; the silicon dioxide simply precipitates out of this solution.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
The hydrogen sulfide reacts with the iron content of the egg yolk, which precipitates into iron sulfide, a green-colored mineral.

— Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 2 Apr. 2026

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