plummeted

Fell extremely fast

Plummeted is the past tense of plummet, meaning to fall straight down rapidly.

A bird plummeted from the sky; stock prices plummeted after the announcement.

The word implies sudden, dramatic descent—physical or figurative: Her confidence plummeted when she saw the test results.

fall

drop

Fall or release

descendMove to lower position
tumbleUncontrolled rolling descent
diveHeadfirst water entry

plunge · pitch · swoop · spiral · hurtle · cascade · sink · topple · freefall · nosedive

decline

crash

Sudden violent impact

collapseSudden structural failure
plungeSudden steep descent
nosediveSudden steep descent

freefall · tumble · drop · sink · slump · downturn · recession · depression · contraction · devaluation

Categories

went downfell, dropped, descended, plunged, tumbled

Opposites

direction of rapid movement

plummetedskyrocketed

Rose sharply and suddenly

rocketed · soared · shot up · surged · spiked

outcome trajectory

plummetedamassed

Gathered in abundance

accumulated · flourished · thrived · prospered · boomed

Family

plummet, plummeting, plummets

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G