Synonyms for downturn
ˈdaʊnˌtɜrndown·turn

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1. downturnnoun

   Antonyms:
   upturn

2. downturnnoun

   The downturn in the economy made it harder to find jobs.

   Antonyms:
   upturn

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1. downturn, downswingnoun

   a worsening of business or economic activity

   "the market took a downturn"

   Synonyms:
   downswing

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1. • Worsening

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1. List of paraphrases for "downturn":

   recession, slowdown, decline, slump, doldrums, contraction, slowing, slow-down, depression, crisis, deterioration, deceleration, adversity, drop, decrease, regression, setback, fall, deflation, sluggishness

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1. Abhishek Rimal:

   Millions of people are struggling to meet their daily needs, there is a huge workforce in Southeast Asia that depends on daily wages, and they are being affected because of this economic downturn.

2. Duane Bratt:

   It has been a long five years of an economic downturn and people blame the Trudeau government. Everybody knows somebody who's lost their job.

3. Tobias Backer:

   Pretty much any company in the offshore space is looking for where to raise capital, whether they need it, or whether they are just raising liquidity to make sure they have cash coming to the downturn.

4. Howard Archer:

   You would also see a sharp loss of momentum in consumer spending and you could also see a marked downturn in the housing market.

5. James Abate:

   It's ironic that we're having The Fed debating the next rise in interest rates when we are heading into an economy that is in a cyclical downturn. The Fed missed their window to begin to normalize policy three year ago, the Fed is The Fed. No one knows how this movie ends.