Synonyms for recession
rɪˈsɛʃ ənre·ces·sion

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1. recessionnoun

   Synonyms:
   withdrawal, return procession

2. recessionnoun

   The act or an instance of receding

   Synonyms:
   withdrawal, return procession

3. recessionnoun

   A period of reduced economic activity

   Statisticians often define a recession as negative, real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.

   Synonyms:
   withdrawal, return procession

   Antonyms:
   boom

4. recessionnoun

   The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.

   Synonyms:
   return procession, withdrawal

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. recessionnoun

   the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

   Synonyms:
   niche, recessional, receding, ceding back, corner, recess

2. recess, recession, niche, cornernoun

   a small concavity

   Synonyms:
   nook, recessional, quoin, deferral, respite, corner, receding, recess, ceding back, break, time out, ecological niche, inlet, street corner, niche, box, turning point

3. recession, recessionalnoun

   the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

   Synonyms:
   niche, recessional, receding, ceding back, corner, recess

4. recession, ceding backnoun

   the act of ceding back

   Synonyms:
   niche, recessional, receding, ceding back, corner, recess

5. receding, recessionnoun

   the act of becoming more distant

   Synonyms:
   recess, corner, ceding back, niche, recessional, receding, fadeout

Matched Categories

1. • Concave Shape
   • Economic Condition
   • Procession
   • Withdrawal

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1. List of paraphrases for "recession":

   downturn, slump, stagnation, slowdown, depression, decline, contraction, deflation

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How to use recession in a sentence?

1. Aditya Bhave:

   There is a risk United States get stuck in a feedback loop, the Fed keeps cutting rates, trade policy keeps getting more hawkish and The Fed runs out of ammunition to fight the next recession.

2. Rodrigo Catril:

   The decision by these APAC central banks to 'go hard and early' has provided further fuel to concerns of a global recession, this also means that the Fed will need to come to the rescue.

3. Bruce Van Saun:

   There could be a slowdown or even a shallow and short recession. But we're not seeing a protracted downturn that would inflict a lot of pain.

4. Bill Clinton:

   (Republicans) actually, with a straight face, say that the great recession was caused by too much regulation on Wall Street. They actually say that.

5. Steve Scalise:

   Democrats’ reckless spending and job-killing policies have put our country into a recession and caused record-high inflation, now they’re doubling down on their failed, radical agenda with this massive spending bill that raises taxes on Americans, hires an army of 87,000 IRS agents, and creates … slush funds for their leftist climate allies at the expense of taxpayers.