downturn
Business activity worsening
A downturn is a decline in economic or business activity.
The word typically describes periods when growth slows, profits fall, or markets contract: The company laid off workers during the downturn.
It implies a temporary dip rather than permanent collapse—downturns eventually reverse.
The term applies beyond economics to any measurable decline: a downturn in her health.
Prolonged economic decline
- depressionProlonged low state
- slumpExtended period of decline
- contractionReduction in size
- slowdownReduction in pace
stagnation · crisis · decline · correction · deflation · unemployment · bankruptcy · collapse
Become or make smaller
- dropFall or release
- fallDescend under gravity
- dipBrief immersion or condiment
- slideSmooth continuous movement
plunge · tumble · nosedive · slackening · deceleration · weakening · softening · ebb
Reverse in progress
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- difficultyState of being hard
struggle · nadir · trial · tribulation · disappointment · despair · gloom · malaise
Repeating sequence of events
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
- recoveryRegaining what was lost
rebound · trough · peak · boom-bust · periodic · seasonal · pendulum · oscillation
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- depressionProlonged low state
- slumpExtended period of decline
- contractionReduction in size
slowdown · stagnation · crisis · decline · correction · deflation · unemployment · bankruptcy · collapse · stagflation
decrease
Become or make smaller
slide · plunge · tumble · nosedive · slackening · deceleration · weakening · softening · ebb · wane
setback
Reverse in progress
- hardshipSuffering from difficult circumstances
- misfortuneAdverse circumstance or event
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
difficulty · struggle · nadir · trial · tribulation · disappointment · despair · gloom · malaise · morale
cycle
Repeating sequence of events
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
- volatilityRapid, unpredictable changeability
recovery · rebound · trough · peak · boom-bust · periodic · seasonal · pendulum · oscillation · correction
- stock marketstock, shares, stocks, trading, stock market
- Growth Metricsgrowth rate, annual growth, revenue growth, organic growth, rapid growth
- economyGDP, money, inflation, inflation rate, GNP
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, on the decline, diminish
- declinesdrop, decline, decrease, worsening, reduction
- decliningdeclining, waning, fading, diminishing, decreasing
downturnboom
Loud deep sound
prosperity · golden age · heyday · flourishing · thriving