Synonyms for Deflation

Synonyms for "deflation" (94 found)

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Closest matches (19)

abasement abatement abridgment alleviation attenuation break breakdowncave incave-in cheapening collapse comedown contraction crash cropper cut dampening damping

Noun(1 words)

air release

Strong matches (28)

debasement decline decrease decrement decrescence deduction depreciation depression descent devaluation diminishment diminution disgrace dive downfall dump dyingdying offembarrassment extenuation

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fade outfade-out fallhangdog look

Noun(3 words)

deflationary trenddepressurizationdrop in prices

Verb(1 words)

depress prices

Related words (47)

humbled pridehumiliation implosion languishment lessening letdown letup lowering markdown miniaturization mitigation mortificationnose diveplummet plummeting plunge pratfallprice cutprice fallprice reduction

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Noun(3 words)

humblingsprice declineprice decrease

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

14 entries

decrease diminutioneating awayeconomic phenomenoneconomic processeroding erosiongas release processmacroeconomic phenomenonphysical processreduction step-down wearingwearing away

More specific

4 entries

balloon deflationdeflationary spiralprice slumptire deflation

Collocations

6 entries

balloon deflationdeflation ratedeflationary pressuredeflationary spiraleconomic deflationprice deflation

Inflections

1 entries

deflations

Derivations

6 entries

deflate deflated deflates deflating deflationary deflator

Antonyms

2 entries

disinflation inflation

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Deflation is almost always bad.

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Why is deflation dangerous for the economy?

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Sony's prices tend to be higher than its competition, but Japan's thrifty consumers and deflation are forcing it to rethink its pricing strategy.

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The loss caused utter deflation and disappointment among the fans.

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Deflation