free fall

NOUN

rapid decline or descent

Synonyms

WEAK

collapse decline dive drop nosedive plummet plummeting plunge sag slump

Antonyms

WEAK

upturn

Example Sentences

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What it wasn’t for was a team that entered the weekend in free fall.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Software and services stocks have been in free fall for weeks, dragging the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF to the lowest levels in nearly a year and more than 30% from its mid-September peak.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

But home values are not in a free fall.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

Still, there is no denying that, like all awards shows, the Emmys are in a ratings free fall.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025

But now Shay had done it again, disappearing like the track below, leaving Tally in free fall.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld