plunged into
Threw oneself into
To be plunged into something is to be thrust suddenly into a difficult or overwhelming situation: The country was plunged into chaos after the coup.
The image is of being thrown into deep water—immediate, total immersion with no gradual transition.
One plunges into debt, darkness, depression, or war.
The phrase can also describe willing immersion in activity: She plunged into her work to forget.
- engrossedWholly absorbed in something
- immersedPlunged entirely into
- deep thoughtIntense cognitive deliberation
- absorbedTook in fully
- submergePlunge beneath liquid
cold water · dive · head first · descend · captivate · absorption · sink · fall · headlong · confront · embrace · splash · tackle · engulf · consume · commit · undertake · full swing
depth of commitment
plunged intoshied away from
Avoided through timidity
skirted · avoided · toyed with