Definition for Nosedive:

• plunge nose first; drop with the nose or front first, of aircraft

Synonyms for Nosedive:

• n.

  •belly flop (noun)
  • belly whoppers,
  • belly whops,
  • belly busters,
  • belly floppers.
  •dive (noun)
  • sub mergence,
  • submergences,
  • header headlong jumps,
  • sub mergences,
  • sub-mergences,
  • sub-mergence.
  •dive in which front smacks water (noun)
  • belly flop.
  •downslide (noun)
  • de creases,
  • de-scents,
  • de-crease,
  • de crease,
  • drop offs,
  • de-creases,
  • de scent,
  • de scents,
  • drop-offs,
  • de-scent.
  •dropoff (noun)
  • falling offs,
  • falloffs.
  •failure (noun)
  • breakdown,
  • fiasco,
  • failure,
  • malfunction,
  • lapse,
  • error,
  • debacle.
  •fall (noun)
  • incline,
  • decrease,
  • lessening,
  • falling off,
  • recession,
  • slant,
  • plunge,
  • ebb,
  • slope,
  • abatement,
  • dip,
  • slump,
  • nose dive,
  • downward slope,
  • declivity,
  • slip,
  • cut,
  • downgrade,
  • dwindling,
  • pratfall.
  •header (noun)
  • high dive,
  • nose-dive,
  • immersion,
  • nose-dives.
  •plunge (noun)
  • fall,
  • investment,
  • pitch,
  • swoop,
  • tumble,
  • duck,
  • dunk,
  • venture,
  • spree.
  •process (noun)
  • nosedive.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • header,
  • trade discount,
  • twofer,
  • downtrend,
  • cash discount,
  • downturn,
  • economies of scale,
  • special offer,
  • markdown.
  •
  • jump,
  • reduction,
  • discount,
  • free fall.
  •
  • special.
  •
  • skid,
  • drop off.
  •
  • spill.
  •
  • concession.
  •
  • drop.
  •
  • off,
  • slide.

Paraphrases for Nosedive:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    decline.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    dive, plunge, fall, dip.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    drop, slide, decrease, slump.

Antonyms for Nosedive:

• n.

  • fall
    expansion, level, growth, perfection, enlargement, incline, development, improvement, evenness, upgrade, increase, success.
  • plunge
    ascent, rise.
  • Other antonyms:
    headway, progress, progression, soaring, upturn, advance, betterment, upswing, rising.

Hyponym for Nosedive:

• n.

  • process
    decline, diminution.

• v.

  • motion
    dive, plunge, plunk.