The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DIVE which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2020.
Plunge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DIVE | 25 % | 4 |
| DROP | 22 % | 4 |
| NOSEDIVE | 17 % | 8 |
| SWOOP | 17 % | 5 |
| DIP | 8 % | 3 |
| FALL | 8 % | 4 |
| SUBMERGE | 3 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Plunge
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- dunk
- douse
- immerse
- dive
- dump
- launch
- engulf
- absorb
- plunk
- steep
- dip
- souse
Crossword Answer definitions
DIVE noun- A jump or plunge into water.
- A headfirst jump toward the ground or into another substance.
- A downward swooping motion.
- A swim under water.
- A decline.
- A seedy bar, nightclub, etc.
- Aerial descent with the nose pointed down.
- A deliberate fall after a challenge.
- To swim under water.
- To jump into water head-first.
- To jump headfirst toward the ground or into another substance.
- To descend sharply or steeply.
- (especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm.
- To deliberately fall down after a challenge, imitating being fouled, in the hope of getting one's opponent penalised.
- To cause to descend, dunk; to plunge something into water.
- To explore by diving; to plunge into.
- To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.
- Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
- A person who may be considered or who considers herself (or by extension himself) much more important than others, has high expectations of others and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
- A supernatural entity of disagreeable nature.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result DIVE
- Seedy bar
- Jump in head-first
- Nose or skin ender
- Phony knockout
- Word before bar or bomb
- Cheap watering hole
- With 98-Across, take up wholeheartedly
- Jackknife, for one
- Rough club
- Dishonest boxer's action
More clues leading to the result DROP
- What you wait for the other shoe to do
- Cease to consider
- Discontinue
- Let fall
- Night deposit
- Knock down
- Pine Bros. unit
- __ leaf table
- Plummet
- Stop doing
More clues leading to the result NOSEDIVE
- Plunge
- Sharp fall
- Sudden plunge
- Plummet
- Sudden drop
- Steep descent
- Quickly fall
- Precipitous plummet
- Big drop
- Turn for the worst?
More clues leading to the result SWOOP
- Plunge
- Rush at suddenly
- Pretty much the only word "fell" ever modifies
- Attack from above
- Pounce
- Eagle's descent
- Plunge suddenly
- Come down, as an eagle
- Dive like a loon
- Attack like a hawk
More clues leading to the result DIP
- A pickpocket
- Double __ (ice-cream cones)
- Sheep __ (pre-shearing preparation)
- Chip's companion
- Chip's destination
- Short swim
- Party bowlful
- Contents of a bowl at some parties
- Chip's target
- Appetizer in a bowl
More clues leading to the result FALL
- Season
- Trip follower
- Take a tumble
- "The _____ of the House of Usher"
- 31-Across follower
- Back-to-school time
- Tumble down
- Succumb to gravity
- Mountaineer's worry
- Autumn