NOSE-DIVED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

nose-dived

verb

past tense of nose-dive

as in fell

to go to a lower level especially abruptly prices on just about everything nose-dived right after the holidays

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Recent Examples of nose-dived The remarks come as faith in the nation’s highest public health agency has nose-dived. — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 15 July 2026 American sympathies had been shifting toward the Palestinians and away from the Israelis since around 2020, according to other polling, but has nose-dived since the latest war in Gaza began. — Steve Peoples, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Trump’s approval on the economy, meanwhile, has nose-dived, with only 33% of voters giving him positive marks in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll. — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 27 May 2026 Those bills landed in collections, and her credit score nose-dived. — Sarah Kwon, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Trust in Netanyahu’s government nose-dived after the deadly 2023 Hamas attack. — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 The noise of the engines, the mounting anxiety of his wife and sister-in-law, who may have cried out as the plane nose-dived, could only have increased his own. — Jeffrey Eugenides, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2026 The program nose-dived following the firing of Al Skinner after the 2009-10 season with BC going 184-290, including a 73-200 mark in the ACC, over the past 15 seasons. — Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026 Corals bleached and their population nose-dived, especially in the Keys, where water temperatures hit a Jacuzzi-like 101 degrees. — Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026

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Griess, the superintendent of the National Mall and Memorial Parks, said the 430 trees that were felled were not identified as hazardous or raising safety concerns.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Yet trees that took a millennium to grow can be felled in under an hour.

— Annika Hammerschlag, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of fell

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Oracle, a heavy borrower, dropped 9% on Wednesday and is now down 33% for the year while neocloud CoreWeave plunged 15%, wiping out its gains for 2026.

— Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Scores in reading comprehension and mathematics have plunged, according to the latest PISA report, which evaluates students worldwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of plunged

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Fox Factory — The vehicle suspension maker tumbled 9% after CEO Mike Dennison stepped down from his role.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Justin Jefferson somehow separated enough from the triple coverage that converged at the apex of his route, leaped to snag the ball with both hands, tapped both feet on the turf, and tumbled backward to put the Vikings in front.

— CBS News, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tumbled

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Before giving up law completely, Ponder still dipped her toes in the craft, pulling double duty as a trial lawyer by day and moonlighting in projects like Danielle Ponder & the Tomorrow People by night.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 14 Oct. 2026
Wells Fargo shares dipped 2% Tuesday after the bank reported mixed third-quarter results.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of dipped

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One such diagram was shared on X by European Parliament member Tomáš Zdechovský, who claimed that online activity around the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party plummeted following the Russian data center attacks.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026
The 6-foot-3, 220-pound Harrison's production plummeted through the first four games this season, with just five catches for 85 yards and a touchdown.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of plummeted

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Seckler explains that young people’s trust in institutions and companies has dropped.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Moody's, citing PitchBook data, said private equity distributions dropped from more than 30% of starting net asset value in 2022 to about 12% today.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of dropped

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