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LOWERINGS Synonyms

There are 24 synonyms of the word lowerings. (exact relations)
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abatements
nounn
noun

• an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

• the act of abating

contractions
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber)

• the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together

• a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds

• the act of decreasing (something) in size or volume or quantity or scope

declines
verbv
noun

• change toward something smaller or lower

• a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline

• a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

• a downward slope or bend

verb

• grow worse

• not accept as true

• show unwillingness towards

• grow smaller

• go down

• fall in value

• inflect for number, gender, case, etc.

decreases
verbv
noun

• a change downward

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

• the amount by which something decreases

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

verb

• decrease in size, extent, or range

• make become smaller

decrements
verbv
noun

• the amount by which something decreases

• a process of becoming smaller or shorter

depressions
nounn
noun

• a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

• a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

• a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

• a sunken or depressed geological formation

• sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

• an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

• a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

• a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

• angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

• pushing down

diminishings
nounn
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diminishments
nounn
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dips
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a depression in an otherwise level surface

• (physics) the angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the horizon

• a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places

• tasty mixture or liquid into which bite-sized foods are dipped

• a brief immersion

• a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity

• a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow

• a brief swim in water

• a gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the body is lowered and raised by bending and straightening the arms

verb

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• dip into a liquid while eating

• go down momentarily

• stain an object by immersing it in a liquid

• take a small amount from

• switch (a car's headlights) from a higher to a lower beam

• lower briefly

• appear to move downward

• slope downwards

• dip into a liquid

• place (candle wicks) into hot, liquid wax

• immerse in a disinfectant solution

• plunge (one's hand or a receptacle) into a container

• scoop up by plunging one's hand or a ladle below the surface

downgrades
verb, nounv, n
noun

• the property possessed by a slope or surface that descends

verb

• rate lower; lower in value or esteem

downslides
nounn
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downturns
nounn
noun

• a worsening of business or economic activity

falloffs
noun

• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

plunges
verbv
noun

• a brief swim in water

• a steep and rapid fall

verb

• thrust or throw into

• drop steeply

• dash violently or with great speed or impetuosity

• begin with vigor

• cause to be immersed

• fall abruptly

• immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

• devote (oneself) fully to

reductions
nounn
noun

• the act of decreasing or reducing something

• any process in which electrons are added to an atom or ion (as by removing oxygen or adding hydrogen); always occurs accompanied by oxidation of the reducing agent

• the act of reducing complexity

regressions
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely

• (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state

• the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)

• returning to a former state

retrenchments
nounn
noun

• entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

• the reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable

slowdowns
nounn
noun

• the act of slowing down or falling behind

slumps
verbv
noun

• a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality

• a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

verb

• assume a drooping posture or carriage

• fall or sink heavily

• fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly

• fall in value

subductions
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate

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decrease diminution movement reduction step-down

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