Synonyms for Trough
trɔf, trɒf or, sometimes, trɔθ, trɒθtrough

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1. troughnoun

   a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

   Synonyms:
   public treasury, manger, till, bowl, gutter

2. gutter, troughnoun

   a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

   Synonyms:
   till, toilet, trough, public treasury, bowl, gutter, manger, sewer

3. bowl, troughnoun

   a concave shape with an open top

   Synonyms:
   roll, pipe bowl, bowlful, till, arena, trough, public treasury, bowl, gutter, stadium, manger, sports stadium, bowling ball

4. public treasury, trough, tillnoun

   a treasury for government funds

   Synonyms:
   money box, till, boulder clay, trough, public treasury, bowl, gutter, cashbox, manger

5. troughnoun

   a long narrow shallow receptacle

   Synonyms:
   public treasury, manger, till, bowl, gutter

6. manger, troughnoun

   a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

   Synonyms:
   trough, manger, public treasury, till, bowl, gutter

Matched Categories

1. • Channel
   • Concave Shape
   • Container
   • Natural Depression
   • Receptacle
   • Treasury

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1. List of paraphrases for "trough":

   hollow, boom, depression

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How to use Trough in a sentence?

1. Mark Mahaney:

   Europeans will give up cars and coffee before their vacations. We’re talking about an acceleration outlook, which usually works well for stocks, especially those like Priceline that began the year with trough multiples. RBC Capital Markets analyst

2. Takeshi Tsuji:

   Zones like the one we investigated are not uncommon along rifts, so I expect that similar reservoirs may exist elsewhere in the Okinawa Trough as well as other sediment-covered continental back-arc basins around the world.

3. Gregory Daco:

   The recession itself won't last long, because the trough will be quick. But the scars, the lingering effect from this, will be long lasting.

4. Chief Executive Joe Kaeser:

   We are reasonably confident we are going to see the trough in our fiscal third quarter, based on what we hear from our customers and what we see in the supply chain, the question is... whether there will be some sequential relief in the fourth quarter or not.

5. Derek Lindsey:

   The trend in claims, solidly below the pre-recession trough, remains in line with our forecast for continued tightening in labor market slack ahead.