Synonyms for plunge
Definitions
- v. 1
To thrust into liquid, or into any penetrable substance; to immerse.
to plunge the body into water
- v. 2
To cast, stab or throw deep and fast into some thing, state, condition or action.
to plunge a nation into war
- v. 3
To dive, leap or rush (into water or some liquid); to submerge oneself.
he plunged into the river
Related words
Forms
- Past participle
- plunged
e.g. plunged → immersed, submerged, steeped, engulfed…
Choose the right word
To plunge is to immerse suddenly and violently, for which douse and duck are colloquial terms.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- steep The eastern shore of the lake is steep and pebbly.
- immerse How do you immerse yourself in the local culture?
- engulf The flood waters are predicted to engulf the town.
- submerge An osprey can completely submerge itself when it dives after a fish.
- dip Hummus is a dip or spread made from chickpeas.
- dunk Merrick Garland has a slam dunk case against Trump.
By length
- 3 letters
- dip1
- 4 letters
- fall1, sink1, duck1, dive1, dump1, dunk1
- 5 letters
- pitch1, steep1, drown1, slump1, douse1, plunk1, souse
- 6 letters
- launch1, absorb2, engulf2
- 7 letters
- immerse2, engross2
- 8 letters
- decrease2, submerge2
- 9 letters
- overwhelm3
- 11 letters
- precipitate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (absorb2 = 2 syllables).