downturn
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downturn
- /ˈdaʊntɜːn/ UK
- /ˈdaʊntɝn/ Canada, US
- /ˈdæɔntɜːn/ Australia
noun downturns
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A downward trend, or the beginnings of one.
Near-synonym: decline
Similar: decline · Opposite: upturn, uptick, increase, improvement
verb downturns · downturning · downturned
- To turn downwards.
- To decline.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: downswing, decline, fall, lowering, downfall, decrease, shrinkage, deflation, contraction, contracting, collapse, descending, shrinking, slackening, wane, drop-off
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Talk about this word "downturn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/downturn. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. downturn. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/downturn "downturn." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/downturn.Cite this
@misc{downturn_2026,
title = {downturn},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downturn},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
