downtrend

noun

Definition of downtrendnext
as in downturn

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Recent Examples of downtrend This combination suggests bitcoin’s cyclical downtrend is maturing and that a longer-term basing phase is underway. — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downtrend
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downtrend
  1. downturn
  2. slump
  3. deflation
  4. decrease
  5. downslide
  6. shrinkage
  7. lowering
  8. diminution
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
  • Growth in the world's second-largest economy slowed to multi-year lows in the second quarter, weighed down by tepid domestic demand and a prolonged real estate slump.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The country is more vulnerable to an oil slump than many other producers, making its defense of prices and preservation of OPEC’s relevance a priority.
    — Wael Mahdi, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of slump
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  • 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
  • This aided an economic recovery and an escape from deflation.
    — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of deflation
Noun
  • Newlight also reported a 28 percent reduction in CO₂ emissions and a 22 percent decrease in carbon monoxide emissions during the voyage.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • That is a drastic decrease in public support for right-leaning competitors since 2022, when nearly three times as many candidates won their seats and the group spent thousands on over 50 Florida school board campaigns.
    — Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of decrease
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  • Norman Powell has visibly slowed a step this season and has been turning the ball over at an alarming rate and will be on the downslide.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The Mexicans had run a successful World Cup only 16 years prior, while the United States, desperate to give high-level soccer a boost with the North American Soccer League on the downslide.
    — Michael Lewis, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of downslide
Noun
  • Regularly lowering sonar tools and mechanical sensors allows operators to map shifting cavern walls, track structural shrinkage, and inspect steel casings and cement seals for fractures.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • L’Oréal, the parent company of Redken and Kérastase, developed a curl classification system from a study across 22 countries, studying curl radius, shrinkage ratio, and the number of twists on a hair fiber.
    — Ava Welsing-Kitcher, Allure, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrinkage
Noun
  • Big sales were needed, and a lowering of the squad-cost base was also necessary.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 24 July 2026
  • There are also quality of life improvements such as the lowering of the turn-signal volume (which didn't bother me, but was the first negative thing my wife said about the R2).
    — Anthony Karcz, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of lowering
Noun
  • But one of the most immediate and visible consequences of 1898 was the diminution of the city’s Black population.
    — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 3 July 2026
  • The plaintiffs are seeking unspecified compensation and punitive damages for emotional distress, the temporary loss of property use and the long-term diminution of property value caused by chemical stigma.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 29 May 2026
Definition of diminution

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“Downtrend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downtrend. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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