Nosedive and Progress

Nosedive

Nosedive noun - The act or process of going to a lower level or altitude.
Usage example: the pilot struggled to pull his plane out of a nosedive

Progress is an antonym for nosedive.

Nearby Words: nosedived, nosediving

Progress

Progress noun - Forward movement in time or place.

Nosedive is an antonym for progress.

How words are described

steady steady nosedive steady progress
slow slow nosedive slow progress
major major nosedive major progress
tremendous tremendous nosedive tremendous progress
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