DEFLATION Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

deflation

noun

Definition of deflation

as in downturn

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Recent Examples of deflation The Bank of Japan — or BOJ — started raising interest rates in 2024, a major change after decades of ultra-low rates aimed at combating deflation. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 Higher energy and food prices pushed inflation up, adding to cost worries in a country that until recently was threatened with deflation. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026 That means Chinese government bonds, buoyed by deflation and a vast pool of domestic savings, are offering investors a safe-haven asset. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Yet a real resolution of the imbalances did not come until Japan’s economic downturn in the 1990s, which brought collapsing asset prices, persistent deflation, and years of stagnation. — Michael Pettis, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for deflation

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Noun

That can happen if your underlying asset slides sharply below the negative barrier in a lengthy downturn.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
The downturn was led heavily by technology and semiconductor shares amid concerns about artificial intelligence valuations and data-center investment.

— Steven Frank, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of downturn

Noun

The researchers concluded that healthy sleep might weaken the link between a cardiometabolic disease and poorer cognitive performance and brain shrinkage.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Using high heat settings and forgetting to use dryer sheets or wool dryer balls can also contribute to sheet shrinkage and stiffness.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrinkage

Noun

Those issues were seen as the driving force behind the ANC’s latest slump in support.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026
Stocks are extending their recovery rally to a second straight session after Thursday's postelection market slump.

— Jeff Marks,Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of slump

Noun

Every reduction in violence strengthens our communities and makes Arkansas safer for the people who call it home.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
The state’s climate goals aim for economy-wide, net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with interim targets of 45% reduction by 2030 and 65% by 2040, all relative to 2001 levels.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of reduction

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Survey data published last week show a sharp decrease in violent crime from 2024 to 2025, which is consistent with FBI numbers released last summer.

— Jacob Sullum, Oc Register, 12 Nov. 2026
Industry nonprofit Brewers Association reports a year-over-year decrease of breweries by nearly 3%.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of decrease

Noun

Goddard’s diminution is part of a broader pivot at NASA as the White House redirects the space agency to put American astronauts on the moon by 2028.

— Eric Niiler, Scientific American, 22 Sep. 2026
Around the halfway point of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard, Petya Trofimov — eternal grad student, moral purist, and former tutor to the once wealthy family whose diminution sits at the heart of the play — makes a speech.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of diminution

Noun

Using one of the best skin-tightening creams can help, by providing some sculpting and lifting benefits to areas that sag (think turkey neck or cellulite).

— Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 26 Oct. 2026
Perhaps inevitably, the narrative sags in places due to tangential flashbacks and extended episodes and exchanges in which every detail, action, gesture, and impulse are recorded.

— Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of sag

Noun

By those measures, PJP continues to stand out, particularly as other areas of the market experience technical deterioration.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
This deterioration releases toxic substances from muscle fibers into the blood and kidneys, which can cause kidney damage.

— Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 4 Nov. 2026

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