plummet
Fall straight down
Plummet means to fall straight down, fast and hard.
A stock price plummets, a bird plummets from the sky, temperatures plummet overnight.
The word emphasizes both speed and steepness—a gentle decline doesn't plummet.
The plane plummeted into the ocean.
Her confidence plummeted after the rejection.
A plummet is also a weight on a line used to measure depth or verticality.
Unimpeded downward motion
- nosediveSudden steep descent
- dropFall or release
- plungeSudden steep descent
- descentDownward slope or lineage
tumble · hurtle · cascade · pitch · swoop · spiral · tailspin · downward
Sudden violent impact
- collapseSudden structural failure
- slumpExtended period of decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
nosedive · tank · crater · depreciation · devaluation · deflation · contraction · recession
Elastic cord with hooks
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- swan-diveHeadfirst plunge, arms spread
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
bellyflop · springboard · platform · precipice · ledge · overhang · dropzone · adrenaline
freefall
Unimpeded downward motion
descent · tumble · hurtle · cascade · pitch · swoop · spiral · tailspin · downward · precipitous
crash
Sudden violent impact
freefall · nosedive · tank · crater · depreciation · devaluation · deflation · contraction · recession · correction
bungee
Elastic cord with hooks
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- freefallUnimpeded downward motion
- swan-diveHeadfirst plunge, arms spread
cannonball · bellyflop · springboard · platform · precipice · ledge · overhang · dropzone · adrenaline · thrillseeker
sinker
Weight on fishing line
sounding · anchor · ballast · weighted · leaden · dense · heavy · tackle
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, downswing, on the decline
- declinesdrop, decline, downtrend, downturn, downfall
- downward motionsfall, drop, descend, plunge, sink
- downward movementssink, dive, drop, fall, dip
- vertical motionascend, descend, rise, fall, climb
- depthsabyss, deep, bottom, chasm, fathomless