DEFLATION Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

deflation

noun

Definition of deflation

as in downturn

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Recent Examples of deflation The sheriff's office said the driver fled at speeds up to 100 mph, then left the roadway when trying to avoid tire deflation devices deployed by law enforcement. — Wcco Staff, CBS News, 9 June 2026 The consequences ranged from hobbling Reconstruction to hastening the end of the Ottoman Empire to poisonous deflation, and the blundering response by governments helped shape the modern world. — Air Mail, 6 June 2026 The deflation was evident as Betts acknowledged his dismal start to the season. — Katie Woo, New York Times, 27 May 2026 The rate would have to be negative for prices to actually fall – known as deflation. — Marc Shoffman, TheWeek, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for deflation

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Noun

But Reddick shouldn’t yet be counted out because his recent downturn is more due to rotten luck than substandard performance.

— Jess Bryant, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Europe often moves the other way, hoarding labor through downturns, and analysts count that instinct among the reasons its productivity has recently stalled.

— Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of downturn

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No area of the brain was spared from the shrinkage, but the change was especially pronounced in the optic lobes and the optic tract—the bundles of nerves that carry visual signals to the brain—with reductions of 52% and 62% respectively.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 9 July 2026
Furthering strength, by combining control of yarn tension with heat setting, the maker is able to reduce webbing shrinkage to 3 percent at 100 degrees Celsius.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 6 July 2026

Definition of shrinkage

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Not bad considering his fight to find feel after missing most of last year with injuries and enduring a five-start slump from the end of May through the middle of June.

— Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
Gains in shares of chipmakers helped global markets bounce back from a slump at the start of the US-Israeli war with Iran this year.

— John Towfighi, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

Definition of slump

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Preliminary findings indicated a measurable reduction in particulate emissions associated with contrail formation when the G800 operated on the fuel.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
More than 800 members of United Steelworkers Local 7-1 are embroiled in a contract fight with BP over pay and job reductions.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026

Definition of reduction

Noun

Kuna residents would pay $20 more per $100,000 of property value in their taxes, while Nampa would see a decrease of $2 per $100,000, according to Nampa Fire Protection District Chief Kirk Carpenter.

— Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026
While this natural decrease is not unique to Florida, its social, economic and demographic impacts may be more pronounced if the state is no longer a migrant magnet.

— Karin Brewster, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

Definition of decrease

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But one of the most immediate and visible consequences of 1898 was the diminution of the city’s Black population.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified compensation and punitive damages for emotional distress, the temporary loss of property use and the long-term diminution of property value caused by chemical stigma.

— Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2026

Definition of diminution

Noun

But nothing competes with the painful deterioration of her sight after contracting scarlet fever.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026
In addition, city officials can now require owners to install security measures to help protect vacant buildings from further deterioration or trespassing.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 2 July 2026

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