Antonyms for take plunge
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : pluhnj |
| Phonetic Transcription : plÊŒndÊ’ |
- abstain
- avoid
- be careful
- be certain
- break
- calculate
- calm
- cease
- close
- compel
- complete
- conclude
- deny
- design
- destroy
- die
- disagree
- disbelieve
- discourage
- dissuade
- dodge
- dull
- end
- finish
- force
- forego
- forget
- guard
- halt
- hide
- hold
- ignore
- keep
- measure
- neglect
- obligate
- plan
- prevent
- protect
- refuse
- retreat
- ruin
- run away
- save
- stay
- stop
- take back
- yield
Definition of take plunge
Origin :- late 14c., "to put or thrust violently into," also intransitive, from Old French plongier "plunge, sink into; plunge into, dive in" (mid-12c., Modern French plonger), from Vulgar Latin *plumbicare "to heave the lead," from Latin plumbum "lead" (see plumb (n.)). Original notion perhaps is of a sounding lead or a fishing net weighted with lead. Related: Plunged; plunging. Plunging neckline attested from 1949.
- As in risk : verb take a chance
- As in start : verb begin; come into existence
- As in undertake : verb attempt, engage in
- As in venture : verb take a chance
- As in volunteer : verb offer to do something
- As in cross the Rubicon : verb take a decisive step
- As in break the ice : verb prepare the way
- As in hazard : verb take a chance; risk
Synonyms for take plunge
- activate
- address oneself
- advance
- adventure
- agree
- answer for
- appear
- arise
- arouse
- assay
- attempt
- bargain
- be caught short
- be friendly and talkative
- beard
- begin
- bet
- bite the bullet
- brave
- break ground
- bring forward
- challenge
- chance
- chip in
- choose one's fate
- come forward
- come into being
- commence
- commit
- commit oneself
- compromise
- confront
- conjecture
- contract
- covenant
- create
- cut the first turf
- dare
- dare say
- defy
- defy danger
- depart
- devote
- do on one's own volition
- embark
- encounter
- endanger
- endeavor
- engender
- enlist
- enter upon
- essay
- establish
- experiment
- expose
- expose to danger
- face
- fall into
- feel
- found
- front
- gamble
- get down
- get going
- get one's feet wet
- get under way
- go about
- go ahead
- go for
- go for broke
- go in
- go in for
- go into
- go out of one's depth
- go out on a limb
- go out on limb
- grope
- guarantee
- guess
- hang by a thread
- have a fling at
- have a hand in
- have a try
- hazard
- hit the road
- imperil
- inaugurate
- incite
- initiate
- instigate
- institute
- introduce
- issue
- jeopardize
- jeopardy
- jump in with both feet
- launch
- lay foundation
- lay open
- lay the first stone
- lead off
- lead the way
- leap before looking
- leap into the breach
- leave
- leave a crossroads
- leave to luck
- let oneself in for
- light
- make a beginning
- make a run at
- make a stab at
- make a start
- make bold
- make one's move
- meet
- menace
- move
- offer
- offer services
- oil the works
- open
- open the way
- operate
- originate
- pass the Rubicon
- pave the way
- peril
- pioneer
- pitch in
- play for
- play the market
- play with fire
- pledge
- plunge
- prendre la balle au bond
- present
- presume
- proffer
- promise
- propose
- put at one's disposal
- put forward
- put in jeopardy
- put up
- rise
- risk
- rouse
- run the chance
- run the risk
- sally forth
- see light
- set about
- set at ease
- set in motion
- set out
- set up
- shoulder
- sign up
- skate on thin ice
- smooth the path
- socialize
- speak up
- speculate
- spring
- stake
- stand up
- start
- start the ball rolling
- step forward
- stick one's neck out
- stipulate
- submit
- submit oneself
- suggest
- suppose
- tackle
- take a crack at
- take a flyer
- take a header
- take a plunge
- take bull by the horns
- take first step
- take for better or worse
- take initiative
- take on
- take the bull by the horns
- take the liberty
- take the plunge
- take upon oneself
- tender
- throw out
- try
- try out
- turn on
- venture
- volunteer
- wager
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