FREE-FALLS Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

plural of free-fall

as in slides

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free-falls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of free-fall

as in plunges

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Noun

There's a chance of storms today as a cool front slides through our area.

— Ron Smiley, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
The four-time NBA champion completed his look with a pair of black slides as he was seen at VIP Heliport in Manhattan.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Rather than upside-down loops and corkscrews, the two-decade-old coaster focuses on velocity and downhill plunges.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
While firms have no doubt been following the progress of international regulations and the formation of new standards for years now, supply chain visibility positively plunges beyond Tier 1.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunges

Noun

In senior living communities across multiple states, including Arizona and Pennsylvania, Paul has helped reduce falls by up to 72%.

— Lauryn Higgins, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
On Thursday, that included two slip-and-falls that resulted in a 64-yard gain to set up a touchdown and a 21-yard gain on third-and-21 to move the chains and set up another Buccaneers touchdown.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of falls

Verb

According to official figures, even when the thermometer plummets to minus 22 °F (-30 °C), a situation that cripples most electric vehicles, the Atto 8 can still execute a 20 % to 97% charge in just 12 minutes.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
With the married couple of Robert and Camille Sims careening off onto very different moral trajectories, Camille must confront troubling truths as her conscience plummets into the pits of Hades, while Robert is on a profound journey of salvation.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of plummets

Verb

Within the cells, electricity plates out pure elemental metals and selectively precipitates battery compounds like lithium carbonate.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Again, an ammonium fluoride solution is one of the starting materials; the silicon dioxide simply precipitates out of this solution.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

Definition of precipitates

Noun

There were no injuries, and there were no hazardous materials leaks or spills, CSX said.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
After wearing the aprons for countless weeknight cooking sessions and exposing them to plenty of spills and splatters, these are the 13 that won us over.

— Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of spills

Verb

Vehicular crashes As more driverless cars hit Los Angeles streets, accidents involving them have surged.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Elsewhere, Rose, alongside scientist Robert Cunningham (Noah Robbins) and the conference stenographer (Nina Arianda), crashes a boisterous wedding taking place at the hotel.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

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