SLUMPS Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

slumps 1 of 2

noun

plural of slump

as in recessions

a period of decreased economic activity the stock market is in a bit of a slump, but analysts expect things to pick up in the next fiscal quarter

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slumps

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verb

present tense third-person singular of slump

as in slouches

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Recent Examples of slumps

Noun

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 The better ballclubs pull out of slumps before the Padres finally did so Sunday, pulling off a 5-2 road victory against the Dodgers that staved off a four-game sweep and halted an eight-game skid. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2026 Both former teammates, once Toronto's stars, now face individual slumps and lead underperforming teams, underscoring MLB's unpredictable nature. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 One after another, Kyle Tucker and Dalton Rushing broke up their offensive slumps with home runs. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 Mired in one of the worst slumps of his big-league career, Swanson is going through the day-to-day grind trying to get going offensively. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026 Pairing coffee with food slows absorption and helps avoid the energy slumps that drive people to reach for more. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 Software development and human resources roles, which witnessed long slumps, have risen steadily since February. — Conor Sen, Boston Herald, 8 June 2026 The offense so rarely gives everyone else a night off — so rarely allows for a bullpen or starting rotation to endure even the shortest of slumps, let alone the kind of slump the Royals’ bullpen has endured this year. — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 3 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for slumps

Noun

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

Definition of recessions

Verb

Charles builds their cabin with help from a kind widower and Civil War veteran, John Edwards (Warren Christie), who struggles with alcohol; Edwards’ sometime companion (Rebecca Amzallag) is a fiercely independent bar owner.

— Judy Berman, Time, 9 July 2026
Her performance as Jovie, the department store employee who struggles to get into the Yuletide frame of mind, was her big break.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 July 2026

Definition of struggles

Verb

Unfortunately, using too little paint will leave patchy areas and harsh lines, and using too much paint will promote drips and paint that sags.

— Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 6 July 2026
There is no scrapeable archive of how to grasp a wet cup, unload a box that sags in the middle, fold a towel, or help an older adult out of a chair.

— Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Definition of sags

Verb

This week, the moon wanes toward new, creating some fabulous opportunities for anyone crazy enough to get up very early.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 July 2026
As political support for climate action wanes globally, activists increasingly use courts, triggering legislative pushback.

— Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of wanes

Verb

Rather than catching Max in the act that sent him to prison, Sam is Max's public defender who intentionally tanks the case.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
But the lesson from AOL-Time Warner holds that promised big synergies can sour into integration problems that drive up expenses instead, so that the combination of paying a huge price, and getting negative savings, tanks the stock.

— Shawn Tully, Fortune, 9 May 2026

Definition of tanks

Verb

Car registrations and titles can now be issued electronically, and some DMV documentation will be sent via email, unless the driver declines to provide an address.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026
As Medicaid coverage declines, more people become uninsured or underinsured.

— Sas Mukherjee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026