plunged
Went down sharply
Plunged is the past tense and past participle of plunge, conveying sudden, forceful movement downward or into something.
A diver plunged into the pool; stock prices plunged after the announcement.
The word carries connotations of abruptness and often drama—you don't ease into something when you plunge.
Figuratively, to be plunged into a situation means to find yourself suddenly immersed in it: The city was plunged into darkness after the power failure.
Fell straight down fast
- droppedLet fall downward
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
- tumbledFell in disarray
- nosedivedFell sharply and suddenly
collapsed · fell · sank · tanked · slumped · cratered · bottomed · freefall
Below water's surface
- soakSaturate with liquid
- drenchSoak something completely
- dunkBriefly submerge in liquid
- steepRising at sharp angle
bathe · engulf · saturate · inundate · underwater · sunken · flooded · awash
Entering water deliberately
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- platformRaised flat structure
- headfirstEntering crown-first
- poolCollective fund or basin
water · splash · cannonball · jackknife · pike · tuck · synchronized · scuba
plummeted
Fell straight down fast
nosedived · collapsed · fell · sank · tanked · slumped · cratered · bottomed · freefall · downward
submerged
Below water's surface
steep · bathe · engulf · saturate · inundate · underwater · sunken · flooded · awash · waterlogged
diving
Entering water deliberately
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
- platformRaised flat structure
- headfirstEntering crown-first
pool · water · splash · cannonball · jackknife · pike · tuck · synchronized · scuba · freefall
stabbed
Pierced with blade
rammed · shoved · buried · sank · inserted · lodged · embedded · impaled · pierced · stuck
- take the plungeCommit after hesitation
- plunging necklinesDeep V-shaped bodice cuts
- cold plungeTherapeutic freezing immersion
- plunged intoEntered abruptly and fully
- plunge intoBegin with full commitment
- plunge inStart abruptly, without preparation