to plummet

Examples

• All

• The region's debt crisis since 1982 caused imports to plummet, but they have begun to increase again.

  Academic text (1990)

• Ah, yes, that classic symbol of success, a rocket in the sky, plummeting toward the ground.

  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

• I watch the value plummet and lose all my assets.

• And this year of course as seen cash plummet even quicker than it was before.

• You can only drive off the top of a Cliff and then you plummet down the side.

  Late Night with Seth Meyers

• Prices are plummeting because, well, cash is cash, right?

• The total Pawnee population continued to plummet and would do so until after 1905.

  Academic text (1995)

• The elevator plummeted 75 floors...

  Ascendant (2021)

• As a result, prices have plummeted as agencies have become inundated with photos.

  Academic text (2013)

• Within ten years, the number of outbreaks had plummeted to approximately 300 annually.

  Academic text (2013)

Synonyms

F

to fall

vsto plummet

∞ 1.0

Move or drop down from a higher to a lower place

is a stronger sudden and steep form of simple downward movement

S

to sink

vsto plummet

358 1.0

To move down physically or emotionally, often when tired

is a quicker, steeper physical or numeric descent than general sinking

C

to come down

vsto plummet

221 2.8

To become lower, for example temperature or prices

is much sharper and sudden rather than general lowering or easing down

C

to crash

vsto plummet

• Informal

87 4.8

To fall suddenly in value, especially for prices or markets

matches sudden severe decline but also covers physical falling

F

to fall off

vsto plummet

85 1.4

Lose your balance and drop down from something like a ladder

is about swift steep drops in level or amount rather than balance loss

P

to plunge

vsto plummet

83 3.8

To fall or drop suddenly from a higher to a lower place

is the same sudden steep fall but used for both physical and value contexts

D

to drop down

vsto plummet

34 1.8

To fall from a higher place to a lower place

is specifically about a sudden steep fall rather than gradual movement

T

to tumble

vsto plummet

28 4.4

To fall suddenly in price or value

is more about a rapid physical or measurable drop rather than failure

S

to slump

vsto plummet

16 4.1

To fall suddenly by a large amount, for example in price or activity

is similar but can apply equally to rapid physical drops

D

to dive

vsto plummet

13 3.9

To fall quickly to a much lower level

is the same rapid decline but applies to both physical drops and values

T

to take a tumble

vsto plummet

7 5.4

To fall suddenly, for example by tripping or by losing value

focuses more on sudden steep falling rather than simple stumbling or loss

C

to cascade down

vsto plummet

4 4.2

To fall or flow quickly in large amounts like a waterfall

is a sudden steep fall in level or amount rather than a flowing cascade

D

to decline

vsto plummet

3 3.4

To slope downward toward a lower level

is about sudden steep dropping rather than a simple slope or tilt

D

to drop off

vsto plummet

3 2.9

To fall from where it is fixed or held

is more about a rapid steep decrease in level or amount rather than detachment

H

to hurtle down

vsto plummet

2 6.7

Move quickly and without control down a hill or road

is the same steep fall but also includes sudden controlled decreases in value

S

to sink like a stone

vsto plummet

• Informal

2 6.7

Fall or fail very quickly and completely

shares rapid descent but is less absolute and literal in ending

D

to drop away

vsto plummet

2 3.3

To become less over time

is much more sudden and steep rather than gradual decline

D

to drop through the floor

vsto plummet

6.3

To fall suddenly to a much lower level

is the same sharp fall but not limited to extreme dramatic imagery

C

to crash-dive

vsto plummet

• Specialized

8.1

To go down very steeply and quickly, often for a plane or submarine

is similar sudden steep motion but applies beyond vehicles to values

Antonyms

R

to rise

904 1.0

To become greater in amount or strength

A

to ascend

54 4.0

To move upward to a higher place, for example up a hill or into the sky

Phrasal Verbs

H

to hopes plummet

7.0

To suddenly feel that a good result is not likely

How Fast

nosedive

8 4.9

to plummet

93 5.8

to plunge

83 3.8

to drop

∞ 1.0

fall

191 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology