Synonyms: slack, slump, drop-off, falling off, falloff
Definition: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
Usage: the team went into a slump; a gradual slack in output; a drop-off in attendance; a falloff in quality
Similar words: declension, decline in quality, deterioration, worsening
Definition: process of changing to an inferior state
Synonyms: slump, depression, economic crisis
Definition: a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment
Similar words: crisis
Definition: an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
Usage: they went bankrupt during the economic crisis
Similar words: economic condition
Definition: the condition of the economy
Synonyms: fall off, sink, slump
Definition: fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
Usage: The real estate market fell off
Synonyms: decline, correct, slump
Definition: go down in value
Usage: the stock market corrected; prices slumped
Similar words: go down, come down, fall, descend
Definition: move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
Usage: The temperature is going down; The barometer is falling; The curtain fell on the diva; Her hand went up and then fell again
Synonyms: sink, slide down, slump
Definition: fall or sink heavily
Usage: He slumped onto the couch; My spirits sank
Similar words: founder, fall in, break, cave in, collapse, give, give way
Definition: break down, literally or metaphorically
Usage: The wall collapsed; The business collapsed; The dam broke; The roof collapsed; The wall gave in; The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Definition: assume a drooping posture or carriage
Similar words: swag, sag, flag, droop
Definition: droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness