Synonyms of nosedives

nosedives 1 of 2

noun

plural of nosedive

as in drops

the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude

the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drops
• dips
• declines
• falls
• plunges
• descents
• downs
• dives
• downgrades
• comedowns
• downfalls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• climbs
• upturns
• upswings
• advances
• ascents
• risings
• progresses
• progressions
• improvements
• soarings
• headways
• betterments

nose-dives

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of nose-dive

as in plunges

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunges
• falls
• tumbles
• dips
• declines
• plummets
• drops
• skids
• descends
• sinks
• crashes
• decreases
• dives
• lowers
• subsides
• diminishes
• craters
• dwindles
• wanes
• retreats
• droops
• dies (down)
• ebbs
• tapers off
• moderates
• abates
• lessens
• recedes
• de-escalates
• lets up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• arises
• ascends
• soars
• lifts
• ups
• mounts
• spikes
• increases
• grows
• builds
• swells
• expands
• intensifies
• accumulates
• mushrooms
• enlarges
• waxes
• picks up
• escalates
• burgeons
• snowballs
• balloons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of nosedives

Noun

After Beijing announces that major Taiwan ports have been mined, sea traffic to Taiwan nosedives as shipping insurance rates soar. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

That's when the longtime friends with search backgrounds began pondering how AI had changed the search industry, as publishers today are forced to compete with AI outputs referencing their own content as search traffic nosedives. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025

In the six-member crew, Henken is the flight controller, managing the ride height of the boat above the water, aiming to avoid any costly nosedives or crashes. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025