downturns
Periods of decline
Downturns is the plural of downturn, a decline or reduction in economic activity, business performance, or general conditions.
The word implies a reversal from a previous upward or stable trend: The company weathered several downturns in the market.
Economic downturns may range from brief slumps to prolonged recessions.
Prolonged economic decline
- depressionProlonged low state
- slumpExtended period of decline
- contractionReduction in size
- slowdownReduction in pace
stagnation · unemployment · layoffs · bankruptcy · foreclosure · austerity · bailout · cutbacks
Become or make smaller
- dropFall or release
- fallDescend under gravity
- plungeSudden steep descent
- slideSmooth continuous movement
dip · descent · downswing · deterioration · weakening · contraction · shrinkage · tumble
Regaining what was lost
- troughOpen container for animal feed
- peakUtmost height attained
- cycleRepeating sequence of events
- fluctuationIrregular change over time
volatility · correction · rebound · boom-bust · oscillation · seasonal · periodic · swing
recession
Prolonged economic decline
- depressionProlonged low state
- slumpExtended period of decline
- contractionReduction in size
slowdown · stagnation · unemployment · layoffs · bankruptcy · foreclosure · austerity · bailout · cutbacks · deflation
decrease
Become or make smaller
slide · dip · descent · downswing · deterioration · weakening · contraction · shrinkage · tumble · sag
recovery
Regaining what was lost
fluctuation · volatility · correction · rebound · boom-bust · oscillation · seasonal · periodic · swing · reversal
downturnsbooms
Rumbles or upswings
upturns · expansions · recoveries · upswings · bull markets