drop down

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dip v.
fall v.
plummet v.

VERB

dip

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decline fall go down nose-dive plummet plunge reach recede sag sink skid slip slump spiral tumble

STRONG

bend disappear droop fade incline set settle sheer skew slant slope slue subside swoop tilt veer verge

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance ascend go up increase rise

STRONG

even level straighten

WEAK

raise

VERB

fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash decline decrease depreciate diminish dip dive dwindle ease go down land plummet plunge settle sink slip slump stumble tumble

STRONG

abate backslide buckle cascade drag droop ebb flag flop gravitate lapse lessen pitch recede regress relapse slope spin subside topple totter trail trip wane

WEAK

be precipitated break down cave in fold up hit the dirt keel over nose-dive take a header tip over

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend climb go up raise rise scale

STRONG

develop enlarge expand extend grow increase

VERB

plummet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash decline decrease descend dip dive drop fall nose-dive plunge sink skid tumble

STRONG

downturn dump precipitate stoop swoop

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up grow increase raise rise

WEAK

shoot up

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drop down

Seattle saw the second-largest drop, down 1.8% year over year, followed by Denver and Tampa.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

Mexico was the only other region to experience a drop, down 1.9%.

From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026

If City win it, the European places will drop down one.

From BBC ● Apr. 8, 2026

Damien came away with a 58-55 victory at Golden 1 Center, becoming the fifth straight team from the Southern Section Open Division to drop down to Division I and come away as state champion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2026

Elsie quickly mashes the button to shut the doors and they both drop down out of sight.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston

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