Dives
noun
Di·ves ˈdī-(ˌ)vēz 
: a rich man
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Latin, rich, rich man; misunderstood as a proper name in Luke 16:19
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
dives 1 of 2
noun
1
as in plunges
an act or instance of diving the penguin took a dive off of the ice sheet Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- plunges
- dips
- tumbles
- falls
- pitches
- slips
- immersions
- drops
- descents
- spills
- stumbles
- submersions
- swan dives
- headers
- plumps
- jackknives
- belly flops
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- jumps
- leaps
2
as in drops
the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude stock prices took a long, steady dive Synonyms & Similar Words
- drops
- dips
- falls
- plunges
- descents
- declines
- nosedives
- downs
- downgrades
- comedowns
- downfalls
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- climbs
- rises
- ascents
- risings
- upturns
- upswings
- advances
- progressions
- progresses
- soarings
- improvements
- headways
- betterments
dives
2 of 2verb
1
as in dips
to cast oneself head first into deep water we watched her dive in after the drowning man Synonyms & Similar Words
- plunges
- dips
- sounds
- pitches
- submerges
- plunks
- immerses
- plumps
- plonks
- belly flops
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- surfaces
2
as in falls
to go to a lower level especially abruptly sales figures for existing homes dived dramatically when mortgage rates skyrocketed Synonyms & Similar Words
- plunges
- falls
- dips
- tumbles
- declines
- drops
- plummets
- skids
- sinks
- descends
- crashes
- nose-dives
- decreases
- craters
- retreats
- lowers
- subsides
- droops
- diminishes
- moderates
- ebbs
- wanes
- tapers off
- dwindles
- lets up
- abates
- recedes
- dies (down)
- de-escalates
- lessens
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- rises
- lifts
- soars
- ascends
- spikes
- ups
- mounts
- arises
- builds
- increases
- grows
- accumulates
- swells
- expands
- mushrooms
- intensifies
- escalates
- waxes
- picks up
- enlarges
- balloons
- snowballs
- bourgeons
- burgeons