dive - Similar and Opposite Words

What is another word for dive ?

Here are the synonyms for dive , a list of similar words for dive from our thesaurus that you can use

Noun

a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft

Synonyms

• dive
• nose dive
• nosedive

More generic

• descent

More specific

• power dive

Noun

a headlong plunge into water

Synonyms

• dive
• diving

More generic

• swim
• swimming

More specific

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

Noun

a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall

Synonyms

• dive
• honkytonk

More generic

• cabaret
• club
• night club
• nightclub
• nightspot

Verb

swim under water

Synonyms

• dive

More generic

• swim

More specific

• skin-dive
• snorkel

Verb

plunge into water

Synonyms

• dive

More generic

• submerge
• submerse

More specific

• belly-flop
• jackknife

Verb

drop steeply

Synonyms

• dive
• plunge
• plunk

More generic

• come down
• descend
• fall
• go down

More specific

• chute
• crash-dive
• duck
• jump
• nosedive
• parachute
• power-dive

Related

• dump
• plunge

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