downswing
Golf stroke's descent
A downswing is a downward movement or trend—the opposite of an upswing.
In golf, it's the portion of the swing where the club moves down toward the ball.
In economics or business, it describes a decline: The company struggled during the market's downswing.
The word implies a phase within a larger cycle, suggesting an eventual reversal.
Process of declining quality
- dropFall or release
- fallDescend under gravity
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
wane · ebb · slump · slide · regression · downturn · setback · reversal
Prolonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
- contractionReduction in size
- declineDecrease or refuse
depression · slowdown · bust · correction · trough · recovery · cycle · stagnation
Rearward preparatory motion
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- clubheadGolf implement's striking end
- tempoRate of musical performance
arc · impact · rotation · power · acceleration · plane · release · transition
deterioration
Process of declining quality
decrease · wane · ebb · slump · slide · regression · downturn · setback · reversal · trough
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- downturnEconomic decline period
- slumpExtended period of decline
- contractionReduction in size
decline · depression · slowdown · bust · correction · trough · recovery · cycle · stagnation · unemployment
backswing
Rearward preparatory motion
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
- strokeSudden brain blood blockage
- clubheadGolf implement's striking end
tempo · arc · impact · rotation · power · acceleration · plane · release · transition · mechanics
- economyGDP, money, inflation, inflation rate, GNP
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, on the decline, diminish
- declinesdrop, decline, downtrend, downturn, downfall
- Downdownhill, downstairs, downstream, downwind, downfall
- battingbatting, batter, batsman, bat speed, batting average
- swing mechanicsbackswing, follow through, coiling, uncoiling, hip rotation