downslide

noun

Definition of downslidenext
as in downturn

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Recent Examples of downslide Calipari, meanwhile, was seen as being on the downslide of his career after how things ended in Lexington. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 28 Jan. 2026 Solar action should start to ease, however, with the 11-year solar cycle finally on the downslide. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025 This downslide amplifies an economic correction in the live space, following a years-long explosion of business post-Covid. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2025 Tim Lammers Snow White’s opening weekend projection has been on the downslide for about a month. — Tim Lammers, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downslide
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downslide
  1. downturn
  2. slump
  3. decrease
  4. deterioration
  5. downtrend
  6. deflation
  7. shrinkage
  8. diminution
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
Noun
  • The comments followed lackluster second quarter financials with execs on the defensive as analysts grilled the company on what Wall Street perceives as a bit of a slump.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 July 2026
  • The slump in office leasing also unleashed waves of slumping values, failed property loans and even foreclosures of delinquent mortgages.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of slump
Noun
  • Within the goods category, gasoline tumbled 12%, accounting for about two-thirds of the monthly decrease.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 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.
    — Matt Brooks, Fortune, 15 July 2026
Definition of decrease
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
Definition of deterioration
Noun
  • But the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite was able to buck the downtrend as traders bet recently volatility around memory stocks didn't signal fundamental trouble.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 9 July 2026
  • Fundraising then may pick up for VC firms after being stuck in a downtrend since a peak of $413 billion in 2022, according to PitchBook data, though the benefits won’t be immediate and will be contingent on public market reception.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Definition of downtrend
Noun
  • Greenspan held on to Volcker’s playbook and brought inflation so low that at one point there were fears of falling prices, or deflation.
    — Barbara Hagenbaugh, USA Today, 22 June 2026
  • The resulting crash in prices would not be deflation.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Definition of deflation
Noun
  • Sisters with lower blood folate (vitamin B9) levels tended to show greater brain shrinkage and weaker cognitive performance, particularly when their homocysteine levels were elevated.
    — Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • Sisters with lower blood folate, or vitamin B9, tended to show greater brain shrinkage and weaker cognitive performance than those with higher levels.
    — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of shrinkage
Noun
  • 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

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“Downslide.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downslide. Accessed 19 Jul. 2026.

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