freefalling
Plunging without resistance
Freefalling is falling through air without resistance or support—the state of a skydiver before the parachute opens, or an object dropped from height.
The word extends to any uncontrolled plunge: The stock market is freefalling, Her grades went into freefall.
The sense is of rapid, unchecked descent with nothing to slow the drop.
Sudden violent impact
- collapseSudden structural failure
- plummetRapid downward descent
- declineDecrease or refuse
- recessionProlonged economic decline
downturn · nosedive · depreciation · devaluation · losses · bankruptcy · bear market · selloff
Persistent apprehensive distress
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- dreadIntense anticipatory fear
- vertigoSensation of spinning
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
uncertainty · loss of control · gut-wrenching · disorientation · overwhelm · vulnerability · surrender · letting go
Not yet documented
- leap of faithTrust without verification
- riskPossibility of harm
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
- plungeSudden steep descent
unknown · spontaneity · abandonment · thrill · exhilaration · liberation · letting go · trust
Mutual mass attraction
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
- microgravityExtremely weak gravitational force
- vacuumAbsence of matter
orbital · zero-g · drag · air resistance · mass · velocity · Newton · inertia
Drag-creating descent device
- terminal velocityMaximum speed during freefall
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
tandem · dropzone · airplane · harness · canopy · ripcord · formation · wingsuit
crash
Sudden violent impact
recession · downturn · nosedive · depreciation · devaluation · losses · bankruptcy · bear market · selloff · panic selling
anxiety
Persistent apprehensive distress
helplessness · uncertainty · loss of control · gut-wrenching · disorientation · overwhelm · vulnerability · surrender · letting go · weightlessness
uncharted
Not yet documented
- leap of faithTrust without verification
- riskPossibility of harm
- adventureRisky exciting undertaking
plunge · unknown · spontaneity · abandonment · thrill · exhilaration · liberation · letting go · trust · surrender
gravity
Mutual mass attraction
- accelerationRate velocity changes
- weightlessnessAbsence of apparent mass
- microgravityExtremely weak gravitational force
vacuum · orbital · zero-g · drag · air resistance · mass · velocity · Newton · inertia · trajectory
parachute
Drag-creating descent device
- terminal velocityMaximum speed during freefall
- jumpmasterAircraft exit controller
- altimeterInstrument measuring elevation
deployment · tandem · dropzone · airplane · harness · canopy · ripcord · formation · wingsuit · skydiver