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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to use recession in a sentence?

1. Bryden Teich:

   This is a massive consumer and business recession... at a time when there's too much corporate and consumer leverage, we will probably see unemployment claims spike to levels we've never seen before... it's going to be a very difficult environment for the banks.

2. Donald Trump:

   If I had told you eight years ago that America would reverse a great recession, reboot our auto industry, and unleash the longest stretch of job creation in our history… If I had told you that we would open up a new chapter with the Cuban people, shut down Iran’s nuclear weapons program without firing a shot, and take out the mastermind of 9/11… If I had told you that we would win marriage equality, and secure the right to health insurance for another 20 million of our fellow citizens – you might have said our sights were set a little too high.

3. Nicholas Bloom:

   For some industries, like banking, a recession will give management more leverage to force employees back to the office. Tech seems to be going the other way, right now most tech firms are giving employees roughly what they want, which is about two days a week in the office.

4. Josh Bivens:

   A recession actually means The US economy is on average poorer.

5. Bryden Teich:

   People might be reading through the technical recession ... and some of that positivity is showing itself in the market today.