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 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 Meta’s stock plunged 8% Thursday, continuing its historic losing streak after lackluster earnings and revenue projections dimmed investor confidence in CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s AI vision. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 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 The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 1,000 points yesterday while the Nasdaq Composite slid into correction territory. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 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 Its shares plunged as much as 14% after the markets opened Thursday in New York, the biggest intraday decline since June 2025. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 Ever since Netflix shared its second-quarter earnings report, its stock price has plunged. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 Chick-fil-A’s loyal fans might assume the chain’s satisfaction score plunged, but the data tell a more nuanced story. — Staff Reports, USA Today, 20 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

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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

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Raw viewership is down significantly as SmackDown’s viewership has plummeted by about 15 percent over the past year.

— Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Such ongoing extreme hostility from the president has contributed to Americans’ loss of faith in the news media, which has plummeted to an all-time low.

— Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 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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