Synonyms of dive

dive 1 of 2

noun

1

as in plunge

an act or instance of diving

the penguin took a dive off of the ice sheet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunge
• dip
• tumble
• pitch
• descent
• slip
• drop
• immersion
• spill
• fall
• submersion
• stumble
• header
• plump
• swan dive
• jackknife
• belly flop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• jump
• leap

2

as in drop

the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude

stock prices took a long, steady dive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drop
• dip
• plunge
• descent
• fall
• decline
• down
• nosedive
• sinking
• downgrade
• downfall
• comedown
• plummeting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• climb
• ascent
• soaring
• progress
• advance
• improvement
• upturn
• progression
• upswing
• headway
• rising
• betterment

dive

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verb

1

as in to plunge

to cast oneself head first into deep water

we watched her dive in after the drowning man

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunge
• sound
• pitch
• dip
• submerge
• immerse
• plunk
• plump
• plonk
• belly flop

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surface

2

as in to fall

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunge
• fall
• dip
• tumble
• decline
• drop
• plummet
• sink
• descend
• skid
• crash
• decrease
• nose-dive
• lower
• crater
• retreat
• die (down)
• subside
• diminish
• moderate
• let up
• ebb
• taper off
• wane
• droop
• dwindle
• abate
• recede
• lessen
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• lift
• ascend
• soar
• arise
• mount
• spike
• up
• build
• increase
• grow
• expand
• accumulate
• intensify
• swell
• pick up
• escalate
• enlarge
• mushroom
• wax
• snowball
• balloon
• burgeon
• bourgeon

Phrases Containing dive

• dive (into)