PLUMMETING Synonyms: 77 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

as in sinking

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plummeting

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verb

present participle of plummet

as in plunging

to go to a lower level especially abruptly a week in which stock prices plummeted

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Recent Examples of plummeting

Noun

This review may have already given away a little too much, but high places and plummeting are important details in this story. — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026 With enrollment plummeting and bloated staffing levels, the district is already on shaky financial footing and can’t sustain payroll without drawing down its reserves. — Aaron Garth Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026 Chesapeake employs 344 before a collapse in natural gas prices sends its stock value plummeting. — Steve Lackmeyer, Oklahoman, 25 Feb. 2026 The shutdown is part of a response by the government to ongoing protests against rising inflation and the value of the nation's currency plummeting. — Berly McCoy, NPR, 26 Jan. 2026 Successive polls have shown his approval rating on immigration plummeting. — Richard Hall, Time, 26 Jan. 2026 Under the roof — with the glare gone, the temperature easing across the third and fourth sets and the radiated heat from the court plummeting — the momentum swung. — John Pye, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2026 But with Nvidia’s shares having gained so much in recent months, a miss on Wednesday, or cautious guidance tied to China restrictions, could send the stock plummeting. — Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2025 Shedeur Sanders' draft stock plummeting didn't help, either. — Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025

Verb

By the 2010s, the brand had lost its mojo, with sales plummeting and the company closing hundreds of stores. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 That’s homes swept away by floodwaters, business halted when storms strike and plummeting property values. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 After the soaring success of Michael Carrick’s interim reign, his first season in permanent charge started with a plummeting low. — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026 That, compounded by plummeting hormones that cause vaginal dryness and painful intercourse, makes this moment for many midlife women a test in bravery. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2026 The subsequent backlog led to significant delays in approval, with Chinese exports of rare-earth magnets plummeting 74 percent in May from a year earlier. — Gloria Xiong, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 Video filmed in the moments just before the crash showed the chopper repeatedly rotating before plummeting to the ground. — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 That corresponds with the city’s overall vacancy rate plummeting to its lowest point in nearly 60 years. — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026 Odds of a hike fell to as low as 25% on Friday, plummeting from over 60% at the start of the month. — Benzinga, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for plummeting

Noun

The lack of wreckage has hampered efforts to determine the cause of the sinking and where to focus search operations, authorities said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
One of his first major tests in office was the sinking of the Kursk, a nuclear submarine that went down with 118 sailors on board.

— Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

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Verb

Sydney Sweeney exposed her plunging bralette in a tiny cropped T-shirt.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026
The sleeveless dress, designed by Carolina Herrera creative director Wes Gordon as part of the fashion house's pre-fall 2026 collection, featured a plunging halter neckline, fitted ruched bodice and full midi-length skirt.

— Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of plunging

Noun

Larger coupon payments now provide a cushion against further price declines, unlike the low-yield environment earlier this decade.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Later, Hammer filmed her body’s visible decline from a long battle with cancer, concluding with her death in 2019 at age 79.

— Rachel Handler, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of decline

Verb

The Republican party has promised a return to the good ol’ days, with strong nuclear families at the crux and a fight against the declining birth rate.

— Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Additionally, the drug supply is always changing, with the potency of fentanyl declining in recent years.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of declining

Verb

Furthermore, the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index retreated significantly from the record high set in the previous session, tumbling nearly 8% overnight to mark its largest single-day loss since June 5.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Their cheap convenience and ubiquity in restaurant service is a big reason any person with a food or food-adjacent job (including just about everybody who works at this magazine) has a collection of these tumbling around in their cabinets.

— Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of tumbling

Verb

All four celebs started dipping their toes into fall fashion early this year, reaching for fisherman, funnel-neck, and crewneck sweaters while traveling, sipping coffee, and cooking with Ina Garten.

— Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Customers can also choose from three other dipping sauces – honey mustard, buffalo and sweet & sour – all of which were improved, too, the company said.

— Mike Snider, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of dipping

Verb

Ahmed, who was living in Dubai when the charges came down and was arrested last year in Serbia, was brought back to Chicago this week after dropping his extradition fight.

— Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
To sweeten the deal, Best Buy has it for a jaw-dropping 48% off, saving you $620 for a limited time.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026

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