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PLUNGING Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word plunging. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For PLUNGING

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advancing
verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj
adjective satellite

• moving forward

ascending
adjectiveadj
adjective

• moving or going or growing upward

noun

• the act of changing location in an upward direction

climbing
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

increasing
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• becoming greater or larger

• (music) increasing in tempo and/or volume

mounting
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

• framework used for support or display

rising
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
adjective

• advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status

noun

• a movement upward; rise above the ground

• organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another

adjective satellite

• sloping upward

• coming to maturity

• newly come into prominence

soaring
adjectiveadj
noun

• the activity of flying a glider

adjective satellite

• ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual

• of imposing height; especially standing out above others

surging
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• characterized by great swelling waves or surges

escalating
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• increase in extent or intensity

lifting
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the act of giving temporary assistance

• the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

• the event of something being raised upward

• a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground

• a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill

• a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg

• one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot

• lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building

• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised

• transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

• a ride in a car

• the act of raising something

verb

• raise from a lower to a higher position

• take hold of something and move it to a different location

• move upwards

• move upward

• make audible

• cancel officially

• make off with belongings of others

• raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help

• invigorate or heighten

• raise in rank or condition

• take off or away by decreasing

• rise up

• pay off (a mortgage)

• take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property

• take illegally

• fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means

• take (root crops) out of the ground

• call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs

• rise upward, as from pressure or moisture

• put an end to

• remove (hair) by scalping

• remove from a seedbed or from a nursery

• remove from a surface

• perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

Alternatives for ADVANCING

Alternatives for ASCENDING

Alternatives for CLIMBING

Alternatives for INCREASING

Alternatives for MOUNTING

Alternatives for RISING

Alternatives for SOARING

Alternatives for SURGING

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