downturn

downturn
Synonyms and related words:
boom, bottoming out, business cycle, business fluctuations, bust, cascade, catabasis, cataract, chute, collapse, comedown, cooling off, crash, crisis, debacle, debasement, decadence, decadency, deceleration, declension, declination, decline, decline and fall, decrescendo, defluxion, deformation, degeneracy, degenerateness, degeneration, degradation, demotion, depravation, depravedness, depreciation, depression, derogation, descending, descension, descent, deterioration, devolution, diminuendo, dip, dive, down, downbend, downcome, downcurve, downfall, downflow, downgrade, downpour, downrush, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downward mobility, downward trend, drop, dropping, dwindling, dying, ebb, economic cycle, economic expansion, economic growth, effeteness, expanding economy, expansion, fading, failing, failure, failure of nerve, fall, falling, falling-off, falloff, gravitation, growth, high growth rate, inclination, involution, lapse, loss of tone, low, market expansion, peak, peaking, plummeting, plunge, pounce, prosperity, rapids, recession, recovery, regression, remission, retreat, retrocession, retrogradation, retrogression, sag, slip, slippage, slowdown, slump, stoop, subsidence, swoop, upturn, wane, waterfall

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  • downturn — down|turn [ daun,tɜrn ] noun count a reduction in economic or business activity: a severe economic downturn downturn in: a sharp downturn in demand …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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