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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| downfall | /x | Noun |
| decline | x/ | Noun |
| downturn | /x | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| descent | x/ | Noun |
| aftermath | /xx | Noun |
| perfect storm | x// | Phrase, Noun |
| depression | x/x | Noun |
| meltdown | /x | Noun |
| nadir | /x | Noun |
| ups and downs | /// | Phrase, Noun |
| pendulum | /xx | Noun |
| fall | / | Noun |
| doom | / | Noun |
| plummet | /x | Verb |
| breakdown | /x | Noun |
| declension | x/x | Noun |
| dive | / | Noun |
| eclipse | x/ | Noun |
| dwindling | /xx | Noun |
| drop | / | Noun |
| cataclysm | /xxx | Noun |
| doldrums | /x | Noun |
| abyss | x/ | Noun |
| trough | / | Noun |
| slowdown | /x | Noun |
| death | / | Noun |
| demise | x/ | Noun |
| rainy day | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| melting point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| depths | / | Noun |
| windup | /x | Noun |
| cliff | / | Noun |
| drift | / | Noun |
| snowing | /x | Verb |
| gloom | / | Noun |
| lapse | / | Noun |
| shadow | /x | Noun |
| climax | /x | Noun |
| raining | /x | Verb |
| upside | // | Adjective |
| cold spell | // | Phrase, Noun |
| lowdown | /x | Noun |
| delaying | x/x | Verb |
| losing streak | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| weather | /x | Noun |
| cataract | /xx | Noun |
| dimming | /x | Noun |
| contraction | x/x | Noun |
| downtime | /x | Noun |
| apocalypse | x/xx | Noun |
| turn | / | Noun |
| blackout | /x | Noun |
| drawdown | /x | Noun |
| crescendo | x/x | Noun |
| dawning | /x | Noun |
| brooding | /x | Noun |
| fade to black | /// | Name, Verb, Name |
| afternoon | xx/ | Noun |
| one of those days | //// | Phrase, Noun |
| revolution | xx/x | Noun |
| dark | / | Adjective |
| black swan | // | Name, Name |
| snowfall | /x | Noun |
| north | / | Noun |
| tipping point | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| scowl | / | Noun |
| natural disaster | /xxx/x | Phrase, Noun |
| wane | / | Noun |
| death sentence | //x | Phrase, Noun |
| drooping | /x | Verb |
| cyclone | x/ | Noun |
| breathing spell | /x/ | Phrase, Noun |
| ebb and flow | /// | Phrase, Noun, Verb |
| cloud | / | Noun |
| fallout | /x | Noun |
| thunderbolt | /xx | Noun |
| acceleration | xxx/x | Noun |
| accrue | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| adverse | x/ | Adjective |
| amounting | x/x | Verb |
| angels | /x | Verb |
| aqueduct | /xx | Noun |
| arc | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| arcuate | xxx | Adjective |
| ascends | x/ | Verb, Noun |
| ascension | x/x | Noun |
| ascent | x/ | Noun |
| aspiring | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| asymmetrical | xx/xx | Adjective |
| attendance | x/x | Noun |
| backward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| bend | / | Noun, Verb |
| biasing | /xx | Noun |
| bins | / | Noun |
| blackberry | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bottom | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| bounce | / | Verb, Noun |
| bounding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| breakout | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cascade | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| centripetal | /x/x | Adjective |
| cephalad | /x/ | Adverb |
| chain | / | Noun, Verb |
| circle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| circular | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| circulation | /xxx | Noun |
| circulatory | /xxxx | Noun, Adjective |
| climbing | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| cog | / | Noun, Verb |
| coil | / | Noun, Verb |
| concentric | x/x | Adjective |
| condescend | xx/ | Verb |
| cone | / | Noun, Verb |
| cordon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| corkscrew | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| counterclockwise | xx/x | Adjective, Adverb |
| curl | / | Noun, Verb |
| curvilinear | /x/xx | Adjective |
| cycle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cylinder | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| decrease | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| decrement | xxx | Noun, Verb |
| deflationary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| depressed | x/ | Adjective |
| derive | x/ | Verb |
| descending | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| diagonal | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| downside | /x | Noun |
| downstream | // | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| eastward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| ellipse | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| elliptical | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| escalade | xx/ | Noun, Verb |
| escalating | /xxx | Verb |
| forward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| furrow | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gear | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| girdle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hank | / | Name, Verb |
| helical | /xx | Adjective |
| helix | /x | Noun, Verb |
| hellish | /x | Adjective |
| hexagon | /xx | Noun |
| inclination | xx/x | Noun |
| incline | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| infernal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| intensification | xxxx/x | Noun |
| irregular | x/xx | Noun, Adjective |
| landing | /x | Noun |
| lean | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| leftward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| loop | / | Noun, Verb |
| low | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| maelstrom | /x | Noun |
| midst | / | Noun |
| negative | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| oblique | x/ | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| onward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Verb |
| parallelogram | /xxxx | Noun |
| pattern | /x | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| progeny | /xx | Noun |
| race | / | Noun, Verb |
| radial | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| rearward | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun |
| recoil | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| rectangle | /xx | Noun, Adjective |
| reduced | x/ | Adjective |
| refusal | x/x | Noun |
| regressive | x/x | Adjective |
| reticulate | x/xx | Adjective, Verb |
| retrograde | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| reverse | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb |
| revolving | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| rib | / | Noun, Verb |
| rightward | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| ring | / | Noun, Verb |
| rise | / | Noun, Verb |
| round | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb |
| screw | / | Noun, Verb |
| scroll | / | Noun, Verb |
| semicircle | xx/x | Noun, Verb |
| serpentine | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| sideways | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| sinuous | /x | Adjective |
| southward | /x | Adverb, Noun, Adjective |
| spin | / | Noun, Verb |
| spiraled | /x | Verb |
| spree | / | Noun, Verb |
| swift | / | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| swirl | / | Noun, Verb |
| trap | / | Noun, Verb |
| turbinate | /xx | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| up | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| upgrade | x/ | Verb, Noun, Adverb |
| upsurge | /x | Noun, Verb |
| upward | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| vicious | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| vortex | /x | Noun, Verb |
| waist | / | Noun |
| wave | / | Noun, Verb |
| wavy | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| whirling | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| whirlpool | /x | Noun, Verb |
| whorl | / | Noun, Verb |
| winding | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| zag | / | Noun, Verb |
| zigzag | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb |
