Synonyms of dives

dives 1 of 2

noun

plural of dive

1

as in plunges

an act or instance of diving

the penguin took a dive off of the ice sheet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunges
• dips
• tumbles
• pitches
• falls
• slips
• immersions
• drops
• spills
• descents
• stumbles
• submersions
• headers
• plumps
• swan dives
• jackknives
• belly flops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• jumps
• leaps

2

as in drops

the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude

stock prices took a long, steady dive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drops
• dips
• falls
• descents
• declines
• plunges
• downs
• nosedives
• downgrades
• comedowns
• downfalls

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• climbs
• rises
• ascents
• risings
• upturns
• advances
• upswings
• progresses
• progressions
• improvements
• soarings
• headways
• betterments

dives

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of dive

1

as in sounds

to cast oneself head first into deep water

we watched her dive in after the drowning man

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunges
• sounds
• dips
• pitches
• submerges
• immerses
• plunks
• plumps
• belly flops

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• surfaces

2

as in falls

to go to a lower level especially abruptly

sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plunges
• falls
• dips
• tumbles
• declines
• drops
• plummets
• sinks
• skids
• descends
• crashes
• decreases
• nose-dives
• retreats
• lowers
• craters
• dies (down)
• subsides
• diminishes
• droops
• moderates
• ebbs
• wanes
• tapers off
• dwindles
• lets up
• abates
• lessens
• recedes
• de-escalates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rises
• lifts
• ups
• arises
• ascends
• soars
• spikes
• mounts
• increases
• builds
• grows
• accumulates
• expands
• mushrooms
• swells
• intensifies
• picks up
• enlarges
• waxes
• escalates
• snowballs
• balloons
• burgeons

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dives

Verb

Joe dives headfirst into the water, hits his head on a rock, and bleeds a little but is fine. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026

Below, Plambech dives into the impossibly challenging Rescue and heading up Zurich’s doc jury. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Marked by a surprisingly tall neon tower, the theatre hosts a 45-minute ghost tour that dives into local lore and spooky tales of yesteryear. — Nicholas Derenzo, Travel + Leisure, 23 Sep. 2026

This week’s Club Sportico essay dives into the economics and broader trends surrounding 865 Neyland, a new waterfront entertainment district being built around the University of Tennessee’s 102,000-seat football stadium in Knoxville. — Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2026

But as the drug category becomes more widely-used, patients are reporting other symptoms that don’t make it on the label, and a new Nature Health study dives into them. — Korin Miller, Allure, 16 Sep. 2026

The 6-5 Konchar, who can play shooting guard and small forward, frequently dives to the floor for loose balls, and is willing to accept a role as a utility player. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

The film also dives into the inheritance scheme that sparked the heist, as well as the body in the freezer that led the police to the truth. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

What happens to carbon under our feet is part of an even longer story, one that dives deeper into the earth and further back in time. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026