DOWNTREND Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

downtrend

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Definition of downtrend

as in downturn

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Recent Examples of downtrend Those signals together confirmed that the stock's character had shifted from a sustained uptrend to a downtrend. — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 29 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 See All Example Sentences for downtrend

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Noun

Pan believes San Francisco is rebounding from its post-pandemic downturn, driven by AI growth.

— Russell Flannery, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Previous predictions showed the industry downturn extending through 2026 and the global plastics glut not being fully solved until 2030, Carter said.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of downturn

Noun

Howard shook off a shooting slump to pour in a game-high 23 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
The slump came after the company announced that Jeff Dean, its chief scientist, was departing the company, re-igniting worries about the loss of top talent.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of slump

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Owing to a recession and chronic deflation in the 1990s, Japan had kept its interest rates as low as zero or negative in the hope of rejuvenating the economy since then through the 2010s.

— John Liu, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
Who’s Positioned To Benefit — And Who Isn’t The winners are companies that own the token-cost floor or capture the deflation.

— Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of deflation

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The company said that drastic decrease was the result of pre-acquisition adjustments to the value of intangible assets as well as restructuring costs.

— Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
That follows decreases from mid-year crime data for 2024 and 2023, which saw 1,194 and 1,304 incidents respectively.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of decrease

Noun

Norman Powell has visibly slowed a step this season and has been turning the ball over at an alarming rate and will be on the downslide.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
The Mexicans had run a successful World Cup only 16 years prior, while the United States, desperate to give high-level soccer a boost with the North American Soccer League on the downslide.

— Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026

Definition of downslide

Noun

In fact, shrinkage has been translated to the equivalent of a whopping 60% of profit.

— Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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

Definition of shrinkage

Noun

Big sales were needed, and a lowering of the squad-cost base was also necessary.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
There are also quality of life improvements such as the lowering of the turn-signal volume (which didn't bother me, but was the first negative thing my wife said about the R2).

— Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of lowering

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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

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