PLUNGING Synonyms: 86 Similar and Opposite Words

plunging

verb

present participle of plunge

as in diving

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 falling

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 descending

to lead or extend downward a stairway plunging into darkness

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Recent Examples of plunging Kindergarten enrolment has been plunging for years, with the number of registrations falling by a quarter just between 2020 and 2024. — semafor.com, 20 July 2026 Investors will also have a look at IBM’s quarterly numbers, after the legacy tech giant posted preliminary figures that sent the stock plunging . — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 19 July 2026 Shakira wowed in a plunging pink and yellow feather during while co-headling the 2026 FIFA World Cup final halftime show on July 19. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 19 July 2026 What’s more, consumers can expect several months of plunging prices. — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 The satellites would only survive about 20 minutes before ultimately plunging to their fiery doom reentering Earth’s atmosphere. — Lee Billings & Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 16 July 2026 Four hundred years later, a merry band of scientists and entrepreneurs of mind-altering intoxicants are plunging even deeper into the diabolical by mechanizing DMT’s delivery via IV syringe pumps. — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026 Zendaya embraced her ethereal character by wearing a custom ivory Jacquemus draped gown with a simple halter neck and low-plunging back for a photo call in London. — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 July 2026 London designer Talia Byre bridged the gap between both silhouettes with her extra-large, striped polo shirt-dress with its plunging v-neck. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 July 2026

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Verb

The group was diving in the Golfo Nuevo around the Hu Shun Yu 809 artificial reef.

— Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
For Justin Kluivert’s, Bounou fell over in stages while diving the wrong way, but the Dutch forward hit the post anyway.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 7 July 2026

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Buzzy semiconductor stocks that surged earlier this year have struggled to maintain their momentum, with the popular iShares Semiconductor index falling nearly 20% from its early-June peak.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
That surpasses the original Galaxy Watch Ultra's 590mAh cell, which lasted 46 hours in my testing with the always-on display enabled, again falling just short of the company’s estimate (48 hours).

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026

Definition of falling

Verb

Similar tools can be applied to descending — particularly on a technical descent like Tuesday’s.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Co-directed by Alexandra Orton, the film combines Maddox’s personal video diaries, therapy sessions, and exclusive interviews while descending into Manson’s early background and sensationalized media persona as a monster.

— Jake Kring-Schreifels, Time, 22 July 2026

Definition of descending

Verb

Perhaps not for the fainthearted, this involves being gently slapped with oak branches in the sauna before dipping into a bracing cold plunge (rinse and repeat).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
More footage shot inside the disco shows the Real Madrid hunk grabbing Exposito, dipping her down and giving her a big kiss in front of everyone.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026

Definition of dipping

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When the restaurant’s patron reveals a major downturn in his investment portfolio, the frenetic urgency that’s long defined the show is joined by the despondency of a sinking ship.

— Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026
After spending a day exploring, a soak in your private hot tub is rivaled only by sinking into a plush pillow-top mattress covered in buttery-soft Comphy sheets.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

Definition of sinking

Verb

The pickup appeared to veer off the roadway before tumbling down the mountainside and eventually coming to rest at the bottom of the cliff, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 13 July 2026
Something, oh, like a roly-poly, 73-year-old manager tumbling ass over teakettle, as the old-timers say, when a bat thrown by Vladimir Guerrero clipped his left hip.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 13 July 2026

Definition of tumbling

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As wildfires burn millions of acres across Canada, smoke has descended upon cities across the United States, with air quality plummeting to unhealthy levels.

— Rebecca Florsheim, STAT, 17 July 2026
The incentives ended in September, and EV sales spiked to roughly 10% of all vehicles sold that month before plummeting later in the year.

— Michael Wayland, CNBC, 8 July 2026