RECESSIONS Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

recessions

noun

plural of recession

as in slumps

a period of decreased economic activity the country is just coming out of a recession, so expect to see fewer layoffs and more new jobs in the coming year

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as in withdrawals

an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable a retiring CEO making a gradual recession from the daily rigors of running a major corporation

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Recent Examples of recessions Older generations had stress too, plenty of it, between divorces and layoffs and recessions and caregiving and health scares and debt and grief and plain exhaustion. — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The city has endured fiscal crises, blackouts, crime waves, terrorist attacks, recessions and a pandemic. — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 13 June 2026 The problem was caused by a mix of high inflation, weak wage growth, the recessions of the 1970s and early 1980s, and mounting demographic pressure. — John W. Diamond, Fortune, 12 June 2026 The problem was caused by a mix of high inflation, weak wage growth, the recessions of the 1970s and early 1980s, and mounting demographic pressure. — John W. Diamond, The Conversation, 9 June 2026 Such a pace of profit acceleration is genuinely rare outside of periods when companies are emerging from recessions or other macro shocks. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 2 June 2026 The efforts worked, but at the cost of two recessions. — Christine Zhang, New York Times, 13 May 2026 Advertisement Not one of these 220 recessions was correctly predicted in an April forecast, and the October forecasts, which had access to six months of real-world data, only got it right about half the time. — Simone Stolzoff, Time, 12 May 2026

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Noun

Having endured plenty of slumps himself, Olson made a point to sit down with the young catcher and talk through it.

— Jesús Cano, New York Times, 10 July 2026
The announcement follows a Bloomberg report earlier this week highlighting second-season viewership slumps on Netflix shows, with some losing up to 70 percent of their season 1 audience.

— Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 7 July 2026

Definition of slumps

Noun

Even though Yates told staff of her drug use history, staff placed her in a cell where she would not be monitored for withdrawals or overdoses, the suit alleged.

— Theresa Clift July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Second, unless the account holder is withdrawing their money to help pay for their education, to buy a home or deal with disaster recovery, any withdrawals are subject to ordinary income tax rates.

— Jay L. Zagorsky, The Conversation, 17 July 2026

Definition of withdrawals

Noun

When possible, make turns on hard surfaces such as driveway, patios, and sidewalks to avoid tearing the grass and creating depressions.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
According to the heteronormative version of bluegill courtship, mating season begins when males start building nests—basically, bowl-like depressions in the lake bed.

— Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026

Definition of depressions

Noun

Marylanders should demand a pragmatic energy policy that prioritizes energy supply, pauses premature plant retirements and fast-tracks reliable generation.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2026
His experience highlights the often unglamorous reality of professional baseball retirements.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of retirements

Noun

The Oaktree Capital Management cofounder and his wife, Nancy, have owned La Posada and Sa Punta for more than a decade, using the adjoining properties as holiday retreats.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
Decades later, Regent Phu Quoc is the product of an ambitious brand revival and has already raised the bar in a country that isn’t exactly short of dreamy beach retreats.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026

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