Dive


Synonyms for dive
noun descent, usually underwater

leap
plunge
dip
duck

lunge
spring
fall
dash

swoop
pitch
nosedive
belly flop

submersion
submergence
ducking
header headlong jump

Antonyms for dive

increase
ascent

rise
jump

Synonyms
noun dirty, sleazy establishment

hole
hangout
bar
dump
tavern

taproom
pub
lounge
joint
barroom

saloon
flophouse
honky-tonk
beer garden cabaret
flea trap

night club
pool hall

Antonyms

ascent

jump

Synonyms
verb descend, usually going underwater

duck
lunge
plunge
drop
jump
leap

plummet
swoop
fall
vault
vanish
dip

disappear
gutter
spring
plumb
header
submerge

pitch
belly flop
nose-dive
go headfirst

Antonyms

ascend
face

rise
appear

arrive
go up

Usage Notes

Both dived and dove are standard as the past tense of dive. Dived, historically the older form, is somewhat more common in edited writing, but dove occurs there so frequently that it also must be considered standard: The rescuer dove into 20 feet of icy water. Dove is an Americanism that probably developed by analogy with alternations like drive, drove and ride, rode. It is the more common form in speech in the northern United States and in Canada, and its use seems to be spreading. The past participle of dive is always dived.

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