PLUMMET: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PLUMMET?

Need another word that means the same as “plummet”? Find 24 synonyms and 30 related words for “plummet” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Plummet” are: plump, plunge, fall headlong, hurtle, nosedive, dive, drop, crash, descend rapidly, fall sharply, fall steeply, tumble, decrease rapidly, drop rapidly, go down, sink, slump, plumb, plumb bob, trip, spill, stumble, slip

Plummet as a Noun

Definitions of "Plummet" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plummet” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A plumb or plumb line.
• A steep and rapid fall or drop.
• The metal bob of a plumb line.

Synonyms of "Plummet" as a noun (7 Words)

plumb	The metal bob of a plumb line.
plumb bob	The metal bob of a plumb line.
slip	A fielder at slip. The slip is used to get rid of excess height.
spill	An instance of a liquid spilling or being spilt. He was absolved from any blame for the oil spill.
stumble	An unsteady uneven gait. He parodied my groping stumble across the stage.
trip	A mistake. Yonder comes Dalinda I know her by her trip.
tumble	A rapid fall in amount or value. I took a tumble in the nettles.

Usage Examples of "Plummet" as a noun

• The bird has a circular display flight followed by an earthward plummet.

Plummet as a Verb

Definitions of "Plummet" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “plummet” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Decrease rapidly in value or amount.
• Fall or drop straight down at high speed.
• Drop sharply.

Synonyms of "Plummet" as a verb (17 Words)

crash	Move with or as if with a crashing noise. Mother crashed the motorbike into the lamppost.
decrease rapidly	Decrease in size, extent, or range.
descend rapidly	Come as if by falling.
dive	Drop steeply. I was afraid to dive from the board into the pool.
drop	Score a goal by a drop kick. He dropped the load off at a dealer s.
drop rapidly	Hang freely.
fall headlong	Be born, used chiefly of lambs.
fall sharply	Drop oneself to a lower or less erect position.
fall steeply	Be cast down.
go down	To be spent or finished.
hurtle	Throw forcefully. The trucks hurtled them through the grassland to the construction sites.
nosedive	Of an aircraft make a nosedive. Massive strikes caused the economy to nosedive.
plump	Make fat or plump. We will plump out that poor starving child.
plunge	Suffer a rapid decrease in value. For a moment the scene was illuminated then it was plunged back into darkness.
sink	Cause a ship to sink. They agreed to sink their differences.
slump	Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly. He slumped onto the couch.
tumble	Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. They tumbled the teams with no apparent pattern.

Usage Examples of "Plummet" as a verb

• A climber was killed when he plummeted 300 feet down an icy gully.
• The stock market plummeted.
• Hardware sales plummeted.

Associations of "Plummet" (30 Words)

cliff	A steep high face of rock. He stood on a high cliff overlooking the town.
declension	The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages. The first declension in Latin.
declivity	A downward slope. A thickly wooded declivity.
descend	Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way. She was descended from an old Italian noble family.
descending	Coming down or downward. A rocky descending path.
descent	The act of changing your location in a downward direction. The settlers were of Cornish descent.
dip	Dip into a liquid. A reference work to dip into time and time again.
dive	Plunge into water. Arctic skuas which dive at your head as you walk near their territories.
down	Shoot at and force to come down. Feeling discouraged and downhearted.
downturn	A decline in economic, business, or other activity. A downturn in the housing market.
dribble	The propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks. Dribble oil into the mixture.
drop	A section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies a drop cloth or drop curtain. The land drops away to the river.
fall	A defeat or downfall. Rain snow and sleet were falling.
falling	Decreasing in number, amount, intensity, or quality. Falling temperature.
headfirst	With the head foremost. A headfirst plunge down the stairs.
immerse	Cause to be immersed. She was still immersed in her thoughts.
longitudinal	Of or relating to lines of longitude. Longitudinal positions.
orthogonal	(of an experiment) having variates which can be treated as statistically independent. Wind and sea may displace the ship s center of gravity along three orthogonal axes.
perpendicular	Perpendicular position or direction. The great perpendicular face of the cliff.
plunge	Fall suddenly and uncontrollably. He plunged his hands into his pockets.
precipitous	Done with very great haste and without due deliberation. A precipitous slide in the government s popularity.
risen	(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon. The risen sun.
sink	Cause a ship to sink. He saw the coffin sink below the surface of the waves.
spill	Liquid that is spilled. The horse was wrenched off course spilling his rider.
submerge	Descend below the surface of an area of water. Houses had been flooded and cars submerged.
trickle	Come, go, or appear slowly or gradually. The first members of the congregation began to trickle in.
upright	An upright piano. The ball sailed between the uprights.
vertical	A vertical line or plane. We need more vertical cooperation between manufacturers and service providers.