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nosedive

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of nosedive

the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
  • the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive
Synonyms of nosedive

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

comedown, decline, downfall, downgrade

plummeting, sinking
Near Antonyms of nosedive

advance, headway, progress, progression

betterment, improvement
Antonyms of nosedive

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

nose-dive

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of nose-dive

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

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

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

recede, retreat
Near Antonyms of nose-dive

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

arise, ascend, lift, mount, rise, soar, spike, up

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