Synonyms for free fall
free fall

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1. free fallnoun

   the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field

   Synonyms:
   drop, dip, fall

2. drop, dip, fall, free fallnoun

   a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

   "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"

   Synonyms:
   driblet, cutpurse, pin, crepuscule, dip, surrender, twilight, drop-off, spill, magnetic inclination, downslope, bead, declivity, decline, drop curtain, cliff, pickpocket, declination, pearl, descent, inclination, fall, autumn, drib, evenfall, gloam, plunge, drop cloth, downfall, declension, drop, magnetic dip, crepuscle, nightfall, dusk, angle of dip, gloaming, tumble, capitulation

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1. Sung Won Sohn:

   The economy is almost in free fall, we will see the bottom when the coronavirus infection rates stabilize. It's going to be a pretty deep bottom from which to come up.

2. Lisa Lange:

   This is a corporation that is in free-fall and has been taking some desperate actions of late.

3. Nick Stansbury:

   It's hard to argue that if oil demand starts to go into free fall, which is what we see as plausible, that ... the oil and gas industry as a whole remains as intrinsically as profitable as it does today.

4. Dick Durbin:

   The FDA is supposed to protect all Americans, and particularly our children. I'm calling on FDA to finally come to its senses. Err on the side of public safety, on the side of kids, not tobacco companies. This free fall in the legal department at the FDA is unimaginable. It's not safe for America. And it's not safe for our future.

5. Norman Levine:

   The price of oil is up, there are worries about supply issues from Libya, but really we're just in, as far as I'm concerned, free fall in oil until the Saudis decide they want to stop pushing prices down.