freefallen

Fell without resistance

Freefallen is the past participle of freefall—to drop through air without resistance or parachute deployment.

Skydivers have freefallen before pulling their chutes.

Figuratively, something that has freefallen has plummeted rapidly and uncontrollably: Stock prices have freefallen since the announcement.

The form is somewhat informal; "fallen freely" or "been in freefall" often substitutes in formal writing.

skydiving

plummeted

Fell straight down fast

dived · plunged · terminal velocity · airborne · jumped · hurtled · tumbled · swooped · nosedived · accelerated

physical

dropped

Let fall downward

descended · plummeted · gravity · weightless · airborne · hurtled · crashed · landed · impacted · accelerated

financial

crashed

Suddenly failed or slept

nosedived · depreciated · bottomed · tumbled · declined · slumped · dropped · cratered · sunk · deflated

emotional

spiraled

Moved in helix

descended · sunk · deteriorated · unraveled · bottomed out · hit rock bottom · despaired · crumbled · shattered · broken

Opposites
controlled vs. uncontrolled movement

freefallenglided

Moved without apparent effort

floated · hovered · parachuted · levitated · controlled descent

descent vs. ascent

freefallenrisen

Moved upward already

ascended · climbed · soared · levitated · rocketed

RAPID DECLINE VS. STABILITY/RECOVERY (metaphorical)

freefallenstabilized

Made steady or constant

recovered · rebounded · rallied · surged · bounced back

Family

freefall, freefalling, freefalls

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