FREE-FALLING Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

free-falling

verb

present participle of free-fall

as in plummeting

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Ever wonder how actors recreate a cargo plane plummeting to the ground?

— Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Within seconds, cheers echo across the mountain valley as a vehicle soars through the sky before plummeting down below.

— Carmela Asmar, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Definition of plummeting

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Handwerker revealed that Gerber joined her mom at the event with a second photo posted on July 5, which showed the Mother Mary actress wearing a bodycon black gown with a plunging sweetheart neckline that dipped to her ribs.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 5 July 2026
Olandria Carthen attended the 2026 BET Awards in Los Angeles wearing a bright yellow gown with a plunging neckline and daringly high slit.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026

Definition of plunging

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The second episode… [is about] the fall of the group, precipitating [John Pearson’s] leaving, the downfall.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
Fear of a repeat invasion also led Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev to send nuclear missiles to Cuba, precipitating the Cuban missile crisis of October 1962 that nearly led to nuclear war.

— Kevin A. Young, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

Definition of precipitating

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They were taken into custody after crashing into a police squad car.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 2 July 2026
More than 40,000 Colombian fans were expected at the match and this time, nobody was crashing through the gates without tickets, as thousands did for the 2024 Copa America final against Argentina.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026

Definition of crashing

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The camaraderie was evident on the ground here in La Guaira, the coastal city where quake damage was most severe, collapsing dozens of buildings.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Unlike straw or lower-grade wool blends, beaver felt can be reworked without collapsing its structure, which is what allows hats to be reshaped by hand rather than stamped out of a mold.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026

Definition of collapsing

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Shares slumped 16% for a third straight session of losses, wiping out $400 billion in market cap on Monday alone.

— Gail Krishnan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
The prospect of even a mini-Dust Bowl is alarming as the original disaster during the Great Depression sent dust clouds across rural America, wiping out entire communities and triggering mass migration to other parts of the country.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 June 2026

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