nosediving
Going down sharply
Nosediving is plunging steeply downward, like an aircraft dropping nose-first.
The term extends to anything in rapid decline: Stock prices are nosediving, His approval ratings have been nosediving since the scandal.
The image captures sudden, dramatic descent rather than gradual decline.
Rapid downward descent
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- collapseSudden structural failure
- downturnEconomic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
plunge · drop · tumble · spiral · tailspin · crash · deterioration · slide
plummet
Rapid downward descent
slump · plunge · drop · tumble · spiral · tailspin · crash · deterioration · slide · fall
descent
Downward slope or lineage
spin · tailspin · loop · roll · hammerhead · inverted · formation · airshow · pilot · aircraft
impact
Forceful contact or consequence
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- accidentUnintended harmful event
disaster · plunge · smashup · catastrophe · demolition · pileup · fatality · head-on · rollover · airbag
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
nosedivingclimbing
Ascending by physical effort
soaring · ascending · rising · rocketing · shooting up
nosedivingthriving
Succeeding vigorously
flourishing · booming · taking off · succeeding · prospering
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