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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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