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Synonyms for downturn
One audited sense, one true synonym, and three words that come close enough to cost you the rung.
a worsening of business or economic activity
The market took a downturn.
The true synonym
downswing
Same sentence, swapped: The market took a downswing.
Close but different
These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for downturn as it is used in the sentence above.
- cascade
- degradation
- inclination
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