We should not use foreign workers as a buffer against Japan's economic slowdown.
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Slowdown
Synonyms for "slowdown" (172 found)
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Closest matches (35)
actionafterthoughtarrestbindblockblockadeblockageboombottoming outboycottboycottagebureaucratic delaybusiness cyclebusiness fluctuationsbustcatabasischeckcheeseparingcollapsecooling
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cooling downcooling offcrashcrisiscurtailmentcutbackdecelerationdeclensiondeclinedecline and falldecrescendodelay
Noun(2 words)
Verb(1 words)
decrease speed
Strong matches (51)
delayagedelayed reactiondepressiondetentiondiminuendodivedouble takedowntrenddownturndragdraggingdropdwindlingease-offease-upebbeconomic cycleeconomic expansioneconomic growtheconomization
Noun(10 words)
dillydalliesdownshifteconomic decelerationfilibustergo-slowimpedimentindustrial actionitalian stagnazionelabor slowdownlag
Adjective(2 words)
evolutionary pause phasegradual slowing
Related words (86)
lagginglapseletdownletuplockoutlogjamlowlow growth ratemarket expansionminus accelerationmoratoriumobstructionoutlaw strikepaperasseriepausepeakpeakingplungeprosperityprotest
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recessionrecoveryred tapered-tapeismred-taperyreduction of expensesreduction of spendingremissionreprieverespiteretardanceretardationretardmentretreatretrenchmentrevoltrulebook slowdownsavingscrapingscrimpingsetbacksick-insit down strikesit-downsit-down strikeskimpingslackslack-upslackeningslow upslow-upslowingslowing downslownessslowupslumpsparingstagnationstaystay of executionstopstoppagestrikesubsidencesuspensionsympathy striketie uptie-uptime lagturnoutupturnwaitwalkoutwanewildcat strikework stoppage
Noun(10 words)
offline stagnationperiod of stagnationretardationslower growthslowing growthslownesssoftening economystopping motionsudden stopping motionwork slowdown
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More general
9 entriesMore specific
7 entriesfactory slowdownmarket slowdownoffice slowdownproduction slowdownrevenue slowdownsales slowdowntraffic slowdown
Collocations
6 entriesdata slowdowneconomic slowdownmonthly slowdownproduction slowdownslowdown in growthtraffic slowdown
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesslow downslowing
Sample sentences
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Japan's foreign aid is decreasing in part because of an economic slowdown at home.
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Fears of a global recession mounted this week, as a host of factors combined to send investors retreating to the safest havens they could find and forced policymakers to make plans to counteract a possible global economic slowdown.
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Beyond the current global slowdown, the world faces several long-standing economic challenges.
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