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Synonyms & Antonyms of nosedive
(Entry 1 of 2)
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude
- the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive
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nose-dive
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of nose-dive (Entry 2 of 2)
to go to a lower level especially abruptly
- prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays
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The first known use of nosedive was in 1912
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