downswing

noun

Definition of downswingnext
as in downturn

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Recent Examples of downswing That group had known nothing but playing into February until the 6-11 downswing last season. — Sam McDowell March 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2026 Inflation appears to be on the downswing again after a bumpy ride in 2025. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 25 Feb. 2026 Abbott only made the series cut this year (Brunson is still nominated as an executive producer), but her acting snub signals that the aging comedy, currently in its fifth season, is on the downswing with awards bodies. — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025 Slice of a big pie Years of Golden State home-price gains dull the pain of the recent downswing. — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for downswing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downswing
  1. downturn
  2. slowdown
  3. downtrend
Noun
  • For decades, letter shapes have been used to sum up the economy, especially following major downturns.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Yet a real resolution of the imbalances did not come until Japan’s economic downturn in the 1990s, which brought collapsing asset prices, persistent deflation, and years of stagnation.
    — MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of downturn
Noun
  • The custody provider is expanding its institutional and capital markets capabilities just as crypto markets emerge from a prolonged trading slowdown.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Advertisement The recent slowdown in research could complicate things.
    — Alex Heath, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of slowdown
Noun
  • Shares broke above the 50-week moving average, snapped their downtrend and have sights set to the $240 area and the 200-week moving average.
    — Jay Woods, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of downtrend

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“Downswing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downswing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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