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plummeting

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(Entry 1 of 2)

as in sinking

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for plummeting

sinking

comedown,
decline,
downfall,
downgrade

descent,
dip,
dive,
down,
drop,
fall,
nosedive,
plunge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for plummeting

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

advance,
headway,
progress,
progression

betterment,
improvement

plummeting

verb

present participle of plummet

Synonyms & Antonyms of plummeting (Entry 2 of 2)

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

a week in which stock prices plummeted

Synonyms for plummeting

crashing,
cratering,
declining,
descending,
dipping,
diving,
dropping,
falling,
lowering,
nose-diving,
plunging,
sinking,
skidding,
tumbling

Words Related to plummeting

abating,
decreasing,
de-escalating,
diminishing,
drooping,
dwindling,
dying (down),
ebbing,
lessening,
letting up,
moderating,
subsiding,
tapering off,
waning

receding,
retreating

Near Antonyms for plummeting

accumulating,
ballooning,
building,
burgeoning
(also bourgeoning),
enlarging,
escalating,
expanding,
growing,
increasing,
intensifying,
mushrooming,
picking up,
snowballing,
swelling,
waxing

Antonyms for plummeting

arising,
ascending,
lifting,
mounting,
rising,
soaring,
spiking,
upping

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