All slump synonyms
slump
S s verb slump
- lose it β to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- downed β from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
- fall away β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- disarrayed β Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- dry up β free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- deplane β to disembark from an aeroplane
- decay β When something such as a dead body, a dead plant, or a tooth decays, it is gradually destroyed by a natural process.
- overbalanced β Simple past tense and past participle of overbalance.
- gnarling β a knotty protuberance on a tree; knot.
- cataracted β a descent of water over a steep surface; a waterfall, especially one of considerable size.
- atrophied β exhibiting or affected with atrophy; wasted; withered; shriveled: an atrophied arm; an atrophied talent.
- go to the dogs β a domesticated canid, Canis familiaris, bred in many varieties.
- distort β to twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed: Arthritis had distorted his fingers.
- descend β If you descend or if you descend a staircase, you move downwards from a higher to a lower level.
- idled β not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
- drowse β to be sleepy or half-asleep.
- knock over β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- atrophying β Also, atrophia [uh-troh-fee-uh] /ΙΛtroΚ fi Ι/ (Show IPA). Pathology. a wasting away of the body or of an organ or part, as from defective nutrition or nerve damage.
- cave in β If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- overbalancing β Present participle of overbalance.
- curdled β Containing curds.
- flag β flagstone (def 1).
- give way β manner, mode, or fashion: a new way of looking at a matter; to reply in a polite way.
- dry-rot β Plant Pathology. a decay of seasoned timber, resulting in its becoming brittle and crumbling to a dry powder, caused by various fungi. any of various diseases of plants in which the rotted tissues are dry.
- fall down β to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- droop β to sag, sink, bend, or hang down, as from weakness, exhaustion, or lack of support.
- go bad β not good in any manner or degree.
- bummed β depressed, upset, distressed, annoyed, etc.
- mildewed β Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by a cottony, usually whitish coating on the surface of affected parts, caused by any of various fungi.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- knock down β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
noun slump
- hard time β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- downslide β a decline or downward trend, as of prices.
- downswing β a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.
- bottom out β If a trend such as a fall in prices bottoms out, it stops getting worse or decreasing, and remains at a particular level or amount.
- in-difference β lack of interest or concern: We were shocked by their indifference toward poverty.
- downtick β a decline or deterioration in business activity, in mood, etc.
- hard times β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- deterioration β the act or process of deteriorating.
- depression β A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- downtrend β a downward or decreasing tendency, movement, or shift: a downtrend in gasoline consumption; a downtrend in stock prices.
- descent β A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
- blahs β nonsense; rubbish: What they say is blah.
- devolution β Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
- anticlimax β You can describe something as an anticlimax if it disappoints you because it happens after something that was very exciting, or because it is not as exciting as you expected.
- deflation β Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
- downturn β an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down: the downturn of a lower lip in a permanent pout.
- nosedive β a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
- drop-off β a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
- free-fall β (of parachutists) to descend initially, as for a designated interval, in a free fall: The jumpers were required to free-fall for eight seconds.