plummeting
Going straight down
Plummeting is falling rapidly and steeply.
A stock price plummets when it drops sharply; a bird plummets when it dives.
The word emphasizes speed and dramatic descent: Temperatures are plummeting, His approval ratings are plummeting.
From plummet, originally a lead weight on a line for measuring depth.
crash
Sudden violent impact
nosedive · slump · recession · decline · drop · plunge · depreciation · devaluation · bust · contraction
freefall
Unimpeded downward motion
plunge · nosedive · tumble · fall · crash · swoop · spiral · precipitate · gravity · altitude
- declinesdrop, decline, downtrend, downturn, downfall
- downward motionsfall, drop, descend, plunge, sink
- setbacksfailing, back to square one, stuck, losing, stumbles
- out of controlwild, chaotic, unruly, unchecked, runaway
- flightflying, fly, flight, aviation, aircraft
- collapsescollapse, bridge collapse, roof collapse, wall collapse, structural failure
plummetingsoaring
Rising effortlessly upward
skyrocketing · rocketing · shooting up · rising · ascending
plummetingskyrocketing
Rising sharply and quickly
soaring · surging · spiking · escalating · increasing