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| Main Entry: | doldrums |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression |
| Synonyms: | apathy, blue funk, blues*, boredom, bummer*, dejection, downer, dullness, dumps*, ennui, funk*, gloom, indifference, inertia, lassitude, letdown, listlessness, malaise, slump, stagnation, stupor, tedium, torpor, yawn*, black mood, blahs, disinterest, dismals, inactivity, mopes |
| Antonyms: | elation, gladness, glee, happiness, joy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reversal of action; reduction of business activity |
| Synonyms: | bankruptcy, bust, collapse, decline, depression, downturn, inflation, slide, slump, stagnation, bad times, big trouble, bottom-out, deflation, hard times, rainy days, shakeout, unemployment |
| Notes: | a choir entering a church is a procession; leaving is a recession |
| Antonyms: | advance, inflation |
| Main Entry: | slowdown |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | slacking off; gradual decrease |
| Synonyms: | arrest, decline, delay, downturn, drop, freeze, slack, stagnation, stoppage, strike, deceleration, downtrend, drop-off, falloff, inactivity, retardation, slackening, slow-up |
| Antonyms: | breakthrough, increase, rise, speed-up |
| Main Entry: | slump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decline, failure |
| Synonyms: | blight, blue devils, blue funk, bottom, bust, collapse, crash, depreciation, depression, descent, dip, downer*, downturn, drop, dumps*, fall, funk, letdown*, low, recession, reverse, rut, sag, slide, slip, stagnation, trough, bad period, bad times, downslide, downswing, downtrend, falling-off, hard times, rainy days, the skids |
| Antonyms: | blessing, boon, increase, success |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | depression |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | economic decline |
| Synonyms: | bankruptcy, bear market*, bust, crash, crisis, dislocation, downturn, drop, failure, inflation, panic, recession, sag, slide, slowness, slump, stagnation, bad times, big trouble, bottom out, deflation, hard times, inactivity, overproduction, paralysis, rainy days, retrenchment, stagflation, unemployment |
| Antonyms: | recovery, surge |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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