| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decline |
| Synonyms: | decrease, descent, deterioration, dip, dive, downfall, downslide, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble |
| Main Entry: | dip |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | depression; decline |
| Synonyms: | basin, concavity, declivity, descent, downslide, downswing, downtrend, drop, fall, fall-off, hole, hollow, inclination, incline, lowering, pitch, sag, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, slip, slope, slump |
| Antonyms: | ascent, increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | drop |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decrease |
| Synonyms: | cut, decline, descent, deterioration, dip, downfall, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, fall, fall-off, landslide, lapse, lowering, precipitation, reduction, sag, slide, slip, slump, tumble, upset |
| Antonyms: | increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | sag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | drop, decline |
| Synonyms: | basin, cant, concavity, depression, dip, distortion, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, droop, fall, fall-off, hollow, list, settling, sink, sinkage, sinkhole, sinking, slant, slip, slump, tilt |
| Antonyms: | increase, rise |
| Main Entry: | slump |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decline, failure |
| Synonyms: | bad period, bad times, blight, blue devils, blue funk, bottom, bust, collapse, crash, depreciation, depression, descent, dip, downer, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, drop, dumps, fall, falling-off, funk, hard times, letdown, low, rainy days, recession, reverse, rut, sag, slide, slip, stagnation, the skids, trough |
| Antonyms: | blessing, boon, increase, success |
| Main Entry: | downslide |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decline |
| Synonyms: | decrease, descent, deterioration, dive, downfall, downswing, downturn, drop, drop-off, fall, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble |
| Main Entry: | dropoff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decline |
| Synonyms: | decrease, descent, deterioration, dip, dive, downfall, downslide, downswing, downturn, drop, fall, falling off, falloff, nosedive, plunge, skid, slide, slump, tumble |
| Main Entry: | nosedive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fall |
| Synonyms: | abatement, belly flop, cut*, decline, declivity, decrease, descent, diminution, dip, dive, downgrade, downslide, downswing, downtrend, downturn, downward slope, drop*, drop-off, dwindling, ebb, falling off, header, incline, lapse, lessening, nose dive, plummet, plunge, pratfall, recession, reduction, skid, slant*, slide, slip*, slope, slump, spill, tumble |