Synonyms for nose-dived
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : nohz-dahyv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈnoʊzˌdaɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for nose-dived Other synonyms for the word nose-dived
- abate
- backslide
- be precipitated
- belly flop
- belly-flop
- bend
- bowl down
- break down
- bring down
- buckle
- capsize
- career
- cascade
- cast
- cave in
- charge
- dash
- depress
- disappear
- disarrange
- disarray
- disorder
- disturb
- do a pratfall
- down
- downturn
- drag
- drive
- droop
- drop
- drop down
- duck
- dump
- dwindle
- ease
- ebb
- fade
- fall
- fall headlong
- falter
- fell
- flag
- flatten
- fling
- floor
- flop
- fold up
- founder
- give up
- go belly up
- go down
- go headfirst
- go the limit
- go whole hog
- gravitate
- ground
- gutter
- header
- hit the dirt
- hurtle
- immerge
- immerse
- incline
- jumble
- jump
- keel
- keel over
- knock
- knock down
- knock over
- land
- lapse
- leap
- lessen
- level
- loosen
- lose footing
- lose it
- lower
- lunge
- lurch
- mess up
- nose-dive
- oust
- overbalance
- overturn
- pitch
- plumb
- plummet
- plump
- plunge
- plunk
- precipitate
- propel
- reach
- recede
- regress
- relapse
- release
- relinquish
- roll
- rush
- sag
- set
- settle
- shed
- sheer
- shoot
- shoot the works
- sink
- skew
- skid
- slant
- slide
- slip
- slope
- slue
- slump
- sound
- spill
- spin
- spiral
- spring
- stagger
- stoop
- stumble
- submerge
- submerse
- subside
- swoop
- take a flyer
- take a header
- tear
- teeter
- throw
- throw oneself
- thrust
- tilt
- tip over
- topple
- toss
- totter
- trail
- trip
- tumble
- turn over
- unhorse
- unload
- unseat
- unsettle
- upset
- vanish
- vault
- veer
- verge
- wane
Définition of nose-dived
- As in plummet : verb fall hard and fast
- As in plunge : verb dive or fall fast
- As in topple : verb fall or knock over; overthrow
- As in tumble : verb fall or make fall awkwardly
- As in dip : verb lower, descend
- As in dive : verb descend, usually going underwater
- As in drop : verb let go of; fall
- As in fall : verb descend; become lower
- He nose-dived for his own lines and Tam glared down after him.
- Extract from : « Tam O' The Scoots » by Edgar Wallace
- With his left arm disabled and three fingers shot off his right hand, and his engine out of action, he nose-dived to the ground.
- Extract from : « On the right of the British line » by Gilbert Nobbs
- It seems that he attempted too sharp a turn, lost flying speed, side-slipped, and nose-dived.
- Extract from : « The War in the Air; Vol. 1 » by Walter Raleigh.
- Straight it flew, but missed the target by a scant inch and nose-dived into a hillock.
- Extract from : « Dan Carter and the Haunted Castle » by Mildred A. Wirt
- I put a drum into him at close range an' the puir feller side-slippit an' nose-dived.
- Extract from : « Tam O' The Scoots » by Edgar Wallace
- A' spiraled up and A' nose-dived doon, and she stayed wi' me closer than a sister.
- Extract from : « Tam O' The Scoots » by Edgar Wallace
Antonyms for nose-dived
- advance
- appear
- arrange
- arrive
- ascend
- attain
- build
- clear up
- climb
- compliment
- continue
- develop
- do
- downpour
- dry
- enlarge
- even
- expand
- extend
- face
- go up
- grow
- hold
- increase
- keep
- level
- lose
- maintain
- mount
- order
- organize
- overcome
- overthrow
- place
- pour
- praise
- progress
- pursue
- put
- raise
- reach
- retreat
- rise
- scale
- shoot up
- straighten
- strengthen
- take up
- win
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