Synonyms for recession
rɪˈsɛʃ ənre·ces·sion

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1. recessionnoun

   Synonyms:
   withdrawal, return procession

2. recessionnoun

   The act or an instance of receding

   Synonyms:
   withdrawal, return procession

3. recessionnoun

   A period of reduced economic activity

   Statisticians often define a recession as negative, real GDP growth during two consecutive quarters.

   Synonyms:
   withdrawal, return procession

   Antonyms:
   boom

4. recessionnoun

   The ceremonial filing out of clergy and/or choir at the end of a church service.

   Synonyms:
   return procession, withdrawal

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1. recessionnoun

   the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year

   Synonyms:
   niche, recessional, receding, ceding back, corner, recess

2. recess, recession, niche, cornernoun

   a small concavity

   Synonyms:
   nook, recessional, quoin, deferral, respite, corner, receding, recess, ceding back, break, time out, ecological niche, inlet, street corner, niche, box, turning point

3. recession, recessionalnoun

   the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service

   Synonyms:
   niche, recessional, receding, ceding back, corner, recess

4. recession, ceding backnoun

   the act of ceding back

   Synonyms:
   niche, recessional, receding, ceding back, corner, recess

5. receding, recessionnoun

   the act of becoming more distant

   Synonyms:
   recess, corner, ceding back, niche, recessional, receding, fadeout

Matched Categories

1. • Concave Shape
   • Economic Condition
   • Procession
   • Withdrawal

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1. List of paraphrases for "recession":

   downturn, slump, stagnation, slowdown, depression, decline, contraction, deflation

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1. David Kotok:

   I fear a policy error that goes too far, too fast and throws the David Kotok economy into a slowdown or recession, history suggests that is a very real possibility.

2. Patrick Kaser:

   We’ve had this weird pause over the last three weeks where analysts haven’t been updating earnings estimates because of the banking turmoil. Those are undoubtedly going to come, there’s currently a false sense of security that things won’t change, but a lot of the data under the surface is probably pointing towards higher odds of recession. This is not a favorable starting point for stocks as we think about the next few months.

3. Sung Won Sohn:

   There is a very low probability of a massive recession, less than 10 percent, if it happens, it would be because of what is happening overseas, especially in China and Europe.

4. Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester:

   While explicit forward guidance was used as a policy tool during the recession and earlier in the recovery, in more normal times, away from the zero lower bound, I believe forward guidance should be viewed more as a communications device, as such, I would like to see the forward guidance evolve over time to give more information about the conditions we systematically assess in calibrating the stance of policy to the economy's actual progress and anticipated progress toward our dual-mandate goals.

5. Donald Gregory:

   American Subcontractors Association certainly isn't the run of the mill activity, even in this post-recession environment that has probably brought some poor habits to the construction industry, some developers have made themselves very wealthy in this country by squeezing five or 10 percent out of folks.