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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surfacing

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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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

Definition of diving

Verb

Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Snow rooms, enclosed caverns of ice and snow, sometimes incorporating gently falling flakes, are the latest at-home flex for some of the world’s wealthiest, according to the New York Times.

— Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 15 July 2026

Definition of falling

Verb

Now, with a heat wave descending over much of Southern California, residents worry the odor could get even worse and scores of residents have called air quality regulators to complain.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Guests descending into the speakeasy can look through the modern staircase to see the original structure preserved beneath it, offering a glimpse into the older bones of the building.

— Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 11 July 2026

Definition of descending

Verb

The cool mountain air offers a refreshing escape from muggy summer temperatures, with daytime highs typically hovering around 75 degrees Fahrenheit before dipping to the low 60s in the evening, so be sure to pack a light sweater.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026
Messi’s outswinging corner was typically on the money, dipping and swerving deliciously over the first man and into a dangerous pocket of space.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026

Definition of dipping

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When first responders arrived, some people were in the water, others were on the sinking boat, and others were falling into the water, Crispen said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 15 July 2026
Des Jardins is looking for atmospheric gravity waves, which are essentially ripples of rising and sinking air in the atmosphere.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 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