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bad times

NOUN

depression

Synonyms

STRONG

bankruptcy bust crash crisis deflation dislocation downturn drop failure inactivity inflation overproduction panic paralysis recession retrenchment sag slide slowness slump stagflation stagnation unemployment

WEAK

bear market big trouble hard times rainy days

Antonyms

STRONG

calm increase rise success

WEAK

bulge cheerfulness convexity encouragement happiness hope hopefulness protuberance recovery surge

NOUN

recession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankruptcy collapse decline deflation downturn hard times inflation shakeout slide slump stagnation unemployment

STRONG

bust depression

WEAK

big trouble rainy days

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase rise success

WEAK

advance inflation

NOUN

slump

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash depreciation dip downtrend downturn drop fall low recession slide stagnation

STRONG

blight bottom bust depression descent downer downswing dumps funk letdown reverse rut sag slip trough

WEAK

bad period blue devils blue funk downslide fall-off falling-off hard times rainy days the skids

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascent increase rise

STRONG

blessing boon happiness success

Example Sentences

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In good times the extra leverage helps juice investment returns, but in bad times it can amplify losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

From vintage polo shirts to retro radio reports, Filho faithfully recreates the era to prove that the bad times did happen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

"Even if I'm having a good game or bad game I will pray and thank God, it's good to stay connected to Allah in good or bad times," he says.

From BBC • Dec. 16, 2025

The real risk threshold is sustained large outflows forcing the fund to sell holdings at bad times to meet redemptions, or credit conditions deteriorating so fast the managers can’t get ahead of it.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 7, 2025

But all that changed after my mom died and my dad hit the bad times.

From "The Misfits" by James Howe

bad times

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