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Synonyms for plummet

11 synonyms
8 antonyms
2 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

drop fall dive toboggan

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. To drop swiftly — to drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly

drop, fall, dive, toboggan

Other

decrease, plump

Noun

1. Plumb — A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line

plumb line, plumb bob, plumb rare

Other

Antonyms

rise, soar, skyrocket

All antonyms of plummet →

Definitions

v. 1
To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.
After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth.
n. 1
A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water; a plumb bob or a plumb line.

Forms

Plural: plummets → plumbs, leads, sinkers…
Past participle: plummeted
e.g. plummeted → dropped, fallen, dived, tobogganed…

Example sentences

dive It is not responsible to dive into ice-cold water.
toboggan The children rode a toboggan down the hill in the snowy weather.
decrease A significant decrease in temperature is expected.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
plummet		rising
dive		rising
toboggan		steady
decrease		falling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters: lead¹, fall¹, drop¹, dive¹
5 letters: plump¹, plumb¹
6 letters: sinker²
8 letters: decrease², toboggan³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sinker² = 2 syllables).