slowdown
[noun]
Synonyms: slack, slackening, slow-up, ca' canny

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Antonyms: speedup
Contrasted words: increase, rise, upswing, upturn, acceleration, quickening
Related Words: decline, downtrend, downturn, drop, drop-off, falloff, inactivity, stagnation, freeze, action, protest, slow-up, sit-down, strike, walkout, stoppage

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English Thesaurus: recession, depression, slump, slowdown, downturn, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

slow‧down /ˈsləʊdaʊn $ ˈsloʊ-/ noun

1. [countable usually singular] a reduction in activity or speed
slowdown in
a slowdown in the US economy

2. [countable] American English a period when people deliberately work slowly in order to protest about something

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

recession a period when a country’s economic growth stops and there is less trade:
The industry has cut jobs due to the recession.
fears that the economy may be sliding into recession
depression a long period during which there is a bad recession, so that there is very little business activity and a lot of people do not have jobs:
During the depression of the 1930s, as many as 20% of the population were jobless.
slump a fairly short period when there is a reduction in business and many people lose their jobs:
The slump in the housing market is making it difficult for people to sell their homes.
slowdown a period when there is a reduction in business activity, that may be the start of a recession:
High prices could tip the slowdown in the US into a world recession.
downturn a period during which there is a reduction in business activity and economic conditions become worse, when before the economy was growing:
Public spending may reduce the effects of the downturn.
crash an occasion when the value of stocks and shares on a stock market falls suddenly and by a large amount, causing economic problems:
The Wall Street Crash of 1929 was disastrous for not only the American economy, but for the world economy.

[TahlilGaran] English Thesaurus ▲

slowdown
n. A period of lesser activity, usually in the economic sphere.
We all hope the current slowdown in the economy will soon be over.

[TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲