The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word DOVE , but the solution may also be LEAPT which is one of the most recent solution (2020 in New York Times).
Took the plunge crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| DOVE | 31 % | 4 |
| LEAPT | 31 % | 5 |
| DARED | 15 % | 5 |
| FELL | 8 % | 4 |
| DIVED | 8 % | 5 |
| SAIDIDO | 8 % | 7 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Took the plunge
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- took a dive
- took a risk
- took a gamble
- took the initiative
- took a flyer
- took the bait
- took
- went for it
- took action
- took a flutter
- took it upon oneself
- took the ride
Crossword Answer definitions
DOVE noun- A pigeon, especially one smaller in size; a bird (often arbitrarily called either a pigeon or a dove or both) of more than 300 species of the family Columbidae.
- A person favouring conciliation and negotiation rather than conflict.
- Term of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
- A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour like that of the bird.
- 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.
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 DOVE
- Peace symbol
- Peace sign
- Did a half gainer
- Brand in the bathroom or the candy aisle
- Dial alternative
- Peacenik's animal
- Pigeon's kin
- Pacifist
- Warmonger's foe
- Peace advocate
More clues leading to the result LEAPT
- Performed a capriole
- Bounded
- Caught some air
- Rocketed (up)
- Was a skipper
- Sprang
- Took the plunge
- Made like a frog?
- Took a jump
- Hurdled
More clues leading to the result DARED
- Made bold
- Participated in some derring-do
- Provoked to contend
- Had gumption
- Had the courage
- Threw down the gauntlet
- Took a chance
- Went for it
- Challenged
- Had the nerve
More clues leading to the result FELL
- Tumbled
- Toppled
- Character actor Norman
- Dove
- Collapsed
- Chop down
- Deadly, as a swoop
- Swoop's adjective
- Plummeted
- Cut down
More clues leading to the result DIVED
- Went head-first
- Hunted for pearls, maybe
- Plunged downward
- Tried a jackknife
- Left the board, maybe
- Plummeted
- Dropped sharply
- Took the plunge
- Did a gainer, say
- Went off the deep end