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plummet

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of plummet

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

a week in which stock prices plummeted

Synonyms of plummet

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

Words Related to plummet

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

recede, retreat

Near Antonyms of plummet

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

Antonyms of plummet

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

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