The difference between Ascend and Plummet

When used as verbs, ascend means to move upward, to fly, to soar, whereas plummet means to drop swiftly, in a direct manner.


Plummet is also noun with the meaning: a piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ascend and Plummet

  1. Ascend as a verb (intransitive):

    To move upward, to fly, to soar.

    Examples:

    "He ascended to heaven upon a cloud."

  2. Ascend as a verb (intransitive):

    To slope in an upward direction.

    Examples:

    "The road ascends the mountain."

  3. Ascend as a verb (transitive):

    To go up.

    Examples:

    "You ascend the stairs and take a right."

  4. Ascend as a verb (transitive):

    To succeed.

    Examples:

    "She ascended the throne when her mother abdicated."

  5. Ascend as a verb (figurative):

    To rise; to become higher, more noble, etc.

    Examples:

    "Our inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity."

  1. Plummet as a noun (archaic):

    A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the depth of water, a plumb bob or a plumb line

  2. Plummet as a noun (archaic):

    Hence, any weight

  3. Plummet as a noun (archaic):

    A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule paper for writing (that is, to mark with rules, with lines)

  4. Plummet as a noun:

    A plummet line, a line with a plummet; a sounding line

  5. Plummet as a noun:

    Violent or dramatic fall

  6. Plummet as a noun (figuratively):

    A decline; a fall; a drop

  1. Plummet as a verb (intransitive):

    To drop swiftly, in a direct manner; to fall quickly.

    Examples:

    "After its ascent, the arrow plummeted to earth."