Definition for Dive:

• A plunge headforemost into water; as, to take a high dive requires nerve.

Synonyms for Dive:

• n.

  •
  • motel,
  • diner,
  • bistro,
  • inn,
  • honky-tonk,
  • cocktail lounge,
  • club.
  •
  • wade in,
  • enter,
  • collapse,
  • shrinkage,
  • reduction,
  • cutback,
  • cut.
  •
  • decompression,
  • breaststroke,
  • backstroke,
  • crawl,
  • cannonball,
  • bathing,
  • bathe.
  •
  • surge,
  • outpace,
  • charge,
  • speed,
  • race,
  • hasten,
  • gallop.
  •
  • blank.
  •
  • lower,
  • slip,
  • go down.
  •
  • jerk,
  • twitch,
  • flick,
  • rush,
  • flutter,
  • start.
  •act (noun)
  • diving.
  •artifact (noun)
  • honkytonk.
  •casino (noun)
  • pool hall,
  • joint,
  • clubhouse.
  •dirty, sleazy establishment (noun)
  • flea trap,
  • taproom,
  • barroom,
  • beer garden cabaret,
  • hole,
  • flophouse,
  • dump.
  •dive (noun)
  • plunk.
  •plunge (noun)
  • pitch.
  •restaurant (noun)
  • chophouse,
  • eating house.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • bobble,
  • onrush,
  • public house,
  • pub,
  • beer garden,
  • alehouse,
  • speakeasy,
  • watering hole,
  • hotel,
  • downturn.
  •
  • plunge in,
  • kickoff,
  • backhand,
  • wade,
  • lunge,
  • hover,
  • bar.
  •
  • dribble,
  • hurdle,
  • tumble,
  • wreathe,
  • skid,
  • caper,
  • dodge,
  • spring.
  •
  • chip,
  • flank,
  • slump,
  • ball,
  • punt,
  • retake,
  • bound,
  • deny,
  • delivery.
  •
  • spike,
  • vault,
  • hop,
  • spill,
  • smash,
  • stream.
  •
  • shot,
  • tackle,
  • dart,
  • skip,
  • jolt,
  • slash.
  •
  • corner.
  •
  • cross,
  • descent,
  • blast.
  •
  • return,
  • slide,
  • sink,
  • block.
  •
  • catch.
  •
  • drive.
  •
  • cover,
  • go.
  •
  • pass,
  • HIT.
  •
  • take.
  •
  • call.
  •descend
  • plop,
  • stumble.
  •swim
  • skinny-dip.

Paraphrases for Dive:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    diving.
  • Proper noun, singular
    Dives.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    disappoint, dwindling, landing, decreased, falling, declining, dip, dips, reduction, decrease, Declined, decline, declines, lands, pares, sliding, reduced, dropped, slowdown, drift, falls, slipping, fades, Narrows, skid, retreat, stumble, stumbles, weaken, sag, fall, slide, slides, weaker, duty, weak, slip, slips, flat, Slows, lower, sinks, fell, plunge, plunges, slump, slumps, ease, eases, tumble, tumbles, off, down, low, LOWS, cut.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    underexpenditure, springboard, leaving, neighbourhood, devaluation, neighborhood, depreciation, raid, interstate, viilage, moving, drain, descending, casting, waterfall, rave, butcher, Alighting, gradient, latent, shedding, potential, perimeter, vat, graduation, takeoff, out-migration, regulator, submarine, nosedive, lowering, departure, outward, emitting, downhill, giving, Dar, sleeping, downfall, shortfall, sinking, vault, river, emergence, Rafting, balcony, sortie, descent, exiting, move, prospect, midst, tanker, collapse, downside, snowfall, threesome, underway, Prover, jail, demise, plank, ride, downturn, vessel, off-ramp, outing, jumper, bedroom, alley, outflow, chute, ass, hop, bedtime, hellhole, pod, Swam, bed, outbound, doom, ouster, drop-off, piece, night, egress, outlet, time-out, shaft, corner, running, wedge, pop, tank, output, leap, fart, bite, hay, slice, efflux, hood, rout, ink, block, bath, coin, steel, dump, sweep, duck, swim, patch, trip, break-up, wine, dunk, flow, spill, gloom, break, pot, bump, turf, neck, out, exit, sunset, cell, bounce, loon, spot, bust, sleep, sex, nook, tub, nose, town, run, falling, dip, reduction, decrease, decline, sliding, reduced, slowdown, falls, retreat, sag, fall, slide, slip, flat, plunge, slump, ease, tumble, off, down, low, cut.
  • Interjection
    -hide, hide, -hurry, duck.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    diver, divers, diving, drops.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    submergence, engage, diver, diving.
  • Interjection
    dig, pick.
  • Verb, past tense
    Plunged.
  • Verb, base form
    delve, dip, plunge, immerse.

Antonyms for Dive:

• n.

  • descent, usually underwater
    increase, rise, jump, ascent.
  • Other antonyms:
    progress, soaring, betterment, headway, upturn, climb, advance, progression, upswing, leap, improvement.

• v.

  • descend, usually going underwater
    arrive, appear, go up, face, ascend.

Homophones for Dive:

• dph, dupe, daba, dopy, defoe, dweeb, dufy, db, deify, divvy up, dhava, Dubya, dayboy, dub, divvy, dopa, day off, dope off, deaf, doob, deep, devi, daub, doo-wop, dative, dubai, daffo, davy, duff, dope up, dip, doff, dopey, defy, dove, do by, deb, dope, dab, die off, dp, do up, dubyuh, diva.

Hypernym for Dive:

• n.

  • act
    full gainer, belly whopper, jackknife, belly flopper, belly flop, flip, swallow dive, cliff diving, swan dive, gainer, half gainer, belly whop.

• v.

  • motion
    skin-dive, belly-flop, duck, jump, crash-dive, jackknife, chute, snorkel, power-dive, parachute, nosedive.

Hyponym for Dive:

• n.

  • act
    swim, swimming.
  • artifact
    club, cabaret, night club, nightspot, nightclub.

• v.

  • motion
    swim, go down, come down, submerse, submerge, fall, descend.