dive

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of DIVE

to cast oneself head first into deep water <we watched her dive in after the drowning man>

Synonyms pitch, plunge, sound

Related Words dip, immerse, submerge; belly flop, plump, plunk (or plonk)

Near Antonyms surface

to go to a lower level especially abruptly <sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed>

Synonyms crash, crater, decline, descend, dip, dive, fall, lower, nose-dive, plummet, plunge, sink, skid, tumble

Related Words abate, decrease, de-escalate, die (down), diminish, droop, dwindle, ebb, lessen, let up, moderate, subside, taper off, wane; recede, retreat

Near Antonyms accumulate, balloon, build, burgeon (also bourgeon), enlarge, escalate, expand, grow, increase, intensify, mushroom, pick up, snowball, swell, wax

Antonyms arise, ascend, lift, mount, rise, soar, spike, up

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