PLUNGED Synonyms: 88 Similar and Opposite Words

plunged

verb

past tense of plunge

as in dived

to cast oneself head first into deep water she took a deep breath and plunged from the side of the pool

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as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly prices for those televisions have really plunged since they were first introduced

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as in descended

to lead or extend downward a stairway plunging into darkness

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Recent Examples of plunged But, SpaceX plunged 37% in July, and 14% on Wednesday after issuing its first earnings report as a public company. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 While on an anniversary trip with her husband, Bernadette Vander Meer plunged to her death from the iconic Angels Landing tower in Zion National Park. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Oil prices plunged on the news, reflecting expectations of a lasting arrangement that has failed to materialize several times. — semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 After more than doubling through this year’s first six months, the Kospi has plunged 34% so far in July. — Stan Choe, Fortune, 31 July 2026 But more recent sales took a hit after the cyclospora outbreak plunged the company’s most important brand into a food-safety crisis. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 30 July 2026 Gerber’s bra and underwear were fully visible beneath her slinky LBD, which plunged all the way down to her ribcage. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 30 July 2026

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In 2025, Mariska dove deep into her mother’s life in her documentary, My Mom Jayne.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 3 Aug. 2026
Toritohausen hit a hurricanrana on Dominik to the outside and dived onto the heel.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of dived

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The return to form is all the more stunning given that book sales overall are barely rising, and Amazon, which nearly felled Barnes & Noble in the 2010s, is still a threat.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Each measures 500 square feet, with its walls, ceilings, and timber beams made from pine trees felled on site.

— Madeline Bilis, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of fell

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Two days earlier, Delhi police officers had descended on Jantar Mantar, the eighteenth-century astronomical observatory and frequent site of protests in the nation’s capital, where Wangchuk had been on an indefinite hunger strike since June 28.

— Jonathan Mingle, The New York Review of Books, 1 Aug. 2026
Parking is banned on Guthrie’s stretch of Camino Escalante, a restriction that was sparked by media that descended on her quiet neighborhood in February and March.

— Stephanie Murray, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026

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Across China, hotel RevPAR has tumbled 6% year-on-year through late July, following a 1% drop in June, according to Smith Travel Research data cited by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday.

— Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
Peralta is eliciting whiffs at a career-worst rate, and a strikeout rate that used to sit above 30 percent has tumbled down to the league average this year.

— Tim Britton, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of tumbled

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Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister both dipped in physicality last season, leading to Liverpool’s back four suffering from a lack of protection at points.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Berry posed near the shoreline in an animal-print cover-up layered over a black lace lingerie bodysuit as the sun dipped toward the ocean.

— Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of dipped

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Quinn declined, however, to move Coleman earlier in camp when starting center Nick Allegretti went down with a calf injury, opting instead to use Julian Good-Jones and let Coleman focus on left guard.

— Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
The case was rejected by the District Attorney’s office in April 2024, and the Santa Monica City Attorney’s office declined to press charges.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of declined

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Since installing Flock cameras in an Ohio parks district, the rate of thefts from vehicles parked in its lots has plummeted approximately 80% since 2024, a parks spokeswoman said.

— N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Aug. 2026
A Little Haiti education center says attendance in its technology programs has plummeted.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of plummeted

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The Justice Department returned the phone in May, hinting that the investigation would be dropped, the Associated Press reported.

— Daniel S. Levine, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Two people were arrested, but charges were dropped pending the outcome of the internal review after complaints about the use of force.

— Marvin Hurst, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

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