NOSE-DIVED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

nose-dived

verb

past tense of nose-dive

as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays

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Recent Examples of nose-dived The remarks come as faith in the nation’s highest public health agency has nose-dived. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 July 2026 American sympathies had been shifting toward the Palestinians and away from the Israelis since around 2020, according to other polling, but has nose-dived since the latest war in Gaza began. — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Trump’s approval on the economy, meanwhile, has nose-dived, with only 33% of voters giving him positive marks in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 27 May 2026 Those bills landed in collections, and her credit score nose-dived. — Sarah Kwon, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Trust in Netanyahu’s government nose-dived after the deadly 2023 Hamas attack. — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 The noise of the engines, the mounting anxiety of his wife and sister-in-law, who may have cried out as the plane nose-dived, could only have increased his own. — Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026 The program nose-dived following the firing of Al Skinner after the 2009-10 season with BC going 184-290, including a 73-200 mark in the ACC, over the past 15 seasons. — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Corals bleached and their population nose-dived, especially in the Keys, where water temperatures hit a Jacuzzi-like 101 degrees. — Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026

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Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Vines are pulled away from fences, and sometimes trees are even felled.

— The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

Verb

Over the past three years, Carter’s stock has plunged more than 50%, bringing its market cap to around $1 billion.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026
Latest global rankings last week showed reading scores among 15-year-olds in the United States have plunged while Asian nations like Singapore and China are doing remarkably well.

— Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of plunged

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Once the race restarted, Gasly tumbled down the order while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen rose to fight Russell for first, with the pair swiftly joined by Antonelli.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The pool and spa decks are covered entirely in Versailles-pattern tumbled travertine stone and surrounded by expansive views in every direction.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of tumbled

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In 2021, an Australian arts festival spiked plans to exhibit a Union Flag dipped in blood donated by Indigenous people.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026
And in July 2025, Alo dipped its feet into the low-profile footwear trend with the launch of the Sunset sneaker.

— Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of dipped

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Order could reshape federal wolf protections Gray wolves were first listed as endangered in 1967 after populations declined because of hunting and other human activities.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
The Federal Bureau of Investigation declined to provide further comment on the case to Fortune.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of declined

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Nike's stock price has plummeted nearly 80% from its 2021 peak, and the company is set to be removed from the S&P 100 Index before the market opens next Monday.

— , CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
The industry’s international standing has plummeted in the wake of Israel’s military operation in Gaza, which was in turn triggered by Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of plummeted

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In Judge Monica Neuman’s court, a toddler with braids walked in between the rows of benches and dropped milk on the carpet.

— Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
The singer's ongoing Loop Tour is mired in chaos after four supporting acts quit in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who was dropped for making pro-Palestinian comments onstage at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026

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