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deflation

[dih-fley-shuhn] / dɪˈfleɪ ʃən /
NOUN
comedown
Synonyms
STRONG
anticlimax blow collapse comeuppance crash cropper decline defeat demotion descent disappointment discomfiture dive down downfall failure fall flop humiliation pratfall reverse ruin setback undoing wreck
Antonyms
STRONG
accomplishment achievement ascent attainment boost building creation elevation good fortune improvement increase rise success triumph win
WEAK
boon fortune promotion
NOUN
contraction
Synonyms
STRONGEST
decrease recession reduction shrinkage
STRONG
abbreviation abridgment compression condensation condensing confinement constriction curtailment diminution dwindling elision evaporation lessening narrowing omission receding reducing shrinking tightening withdrawal
WEAK
abbreviating abridging confining curtailing cutting down decreasing deflating diminishing drawing together evaporating lopping omitting shrivelling tensing withdrawing
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enlargement increase
STRONG
expansion opening
WEAK
amplification dilation extension lengthening spread stretch
NOUN
depreciation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
reduction slump
STRONG
fall
WEAK
accounting allowance loss of value
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase
NOUN
depression
Synonyms
STRONG
bankruptcy bust crash crisis dislocation downturn drop failure inactivity inflation overproduction panic paralysis recession retrenchment sag slide slowness slump stagflation stagnation unemployment
WEAK
bad times 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
markdown
Synonyms
WEAK
accounting allowance devaluation fall loss of value reduction slump write-down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
markup
NOUN
recession
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bankruptcy collapse decline downturn hard times inflation shakeout slide slump stagnation unemployment
STRONG
bust depression
WEAK
bad times big trouble rainy days
Antonyms
STRONGEST
increase rise success
WEAK
advance inflation

Example Sentences

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It would not surprise me if Spurs score first for them to have a bit of hope but then Brighton will come back, and you can kind of see the deflation happening.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Economists warn a zero percent inflation target risks deflation, reduces monetary policy flexibility, and could lead to economic downturns.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Much more important than the wall-to-wall TV coverage of roadside bombs and body bags was the ongoing deflation of the dot-com bubble.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

“Everyone will have their own views on inflation and deflation, but I don’t think it will be a one-way street,” said Hu of WinShore Capital.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

The deflation would get faster and faster, the universe would get hotter and hotter, and it would eventually end in a backward big bang: the big crunch.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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Economics

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