tailspin
The word “tailspin” has 2 syllables: tail-spin
It's pronounced as /ˈteɪlˌspɪn/
What is synonym and antonym for tailspin?
In the thesaurus, “tailspin” has 56 synonyms and 21 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for tailspin along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for tailspin
- agitation
- alarm
- alarum
- anxiety
- apprehension
- basket case
- breakdown
- cave-in
- coast
- coming down
- crack-up
- crash
- declension
- declination
- decline
- declivity
- dip
- discomposure
- disquiet
- disturbance
- downgrade
- droop
- drop
- drop-off
- excitability
- fall
- falling
- frazzle
- freak-out
- grade
- gradient
- header
- hill
- inclination
- incline
- landslide
- meltdown
- nervous breakdown
- nervousness
- perturbation
- plummeting
- plunge
- plunging
- precipitation
- prolapse
- sag
- settlement
- sinkage
- sinking
- slant
- slide
- slip
- slope
- swoop
- topple
- tumble
Antonyms for tailspin
- aplomb
- ascension
- ascent
- calmness
- composure
- coolness
- elevation
- evenness
- imperturbability
- improvement
- increase
- level
- placidity
- rise
- self-possession
- sereneness
- serenity
- tranquility
- tranquillity
- tranquilness
- upgrade
Meanings of tailspin
- noun
- The rapid, uncontrollable descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral.
- A severe mental or emotional collapse; emotional breakdown.
- Any sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
- verb
- Of an aircraft: to go into a rapid, uncontrollable descent in a steep spiral.
- To go into a sharp, sustained, often uncontrollable descent or decline.
Example Sentences
- The company's financial troubles sent it into a tailspin.
- She felt like her life was in a tailspin after the unexpected news.
- The airplane went into a sudden tailspin, alarming the passengers.
- The scandal sent the politician's career into a tailspin.
- The team's loss sent their season into a downward tailspin.
On this page you'll find 77 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tailspin, such as: agitation, alarm, alarum, anxiety, aplomb, apprehension, ascension.
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Related Words
nervous breakdown
- agitation
- alarm
- alarum
- anxiety
- apprehension
- basket case
- breakdown
- burnout
- clinical depression
- collapse
- crack-up
- depression
- discomposure
- disquiet
- disturbance
- emotional collapse
- excitability
- frazzle
- freak out
- freak-out
- meltdown
- mental collapse
- nervous exhaustion
- nervous prostration
- nervousness
- neurasthenia
- neurosis
- perturbation
- shattered nerves
- tailspin
nervous breakdowns
- agitations
- alarms
- alarums
- anxieties
- apprehensions
- basket cases
- breakdowns
- crack-ups
- discomposures
- disquiets
- disturbances
- excitabilities
- frazzles
- freak-outs
- meltdowns
- perturbations
- tailspins