| Main Entry: | recession |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reversal of action; reduction of business activity |
Synonyms: |
bad times, bankruptcy, big trouble, bottom-out, bust, collapse, decline, deflation, depression, downturn, hard times, inflation, rainy days, shakeout, slide, slump, stagnation, unemployment |
| Notes: | a choir entering a church is a procession; leaving is a recession |
Antonyms: |
advance, inflation |
| Main Entry: | upheaval |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | major change |
Synonyms: |
about-face, alteration, cataclysm, catastrophe, clamor, commotion, convulsion, disaster, disorder, disruption, disturbance, eruption, explosion, ferment, flip-flop, new ball-game, new deal, outbreak, outburst, outcry, overthrow, revolution, shakeout, stirring, switch, temblor, tremor, tumult, turmoil, turnaround, upturn |
Antonyms: |
stagnation |
| Main Entry: | bum's rush |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | forcible eviction |
Synonyms: |
bounce, chuck, culling, disdain, eviction, heave-ho, push, riddance, scorn, shakeout |
| Concept: | [Motion from] Recession. |
| Category: | 4. Motion with reference to direction |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
recession, retirement, withdrawal; retreat; retrocession; departure, [more]; recoil; flight (avoidance).
-verbs
recede, go, move back, move from, retire; withdraw, shirink; come away, move away, go away, get away, drift away; depart; retreat; move off, stand off, sheer off; fall back, stand aside; run away (avoid)., remove, shunt.
-adjectives
receding.
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Antonyms: |
approach (Motion towards)] |
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