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bad times

NOUN

depression

Synonyms

STRONG

bankruptcy bust crash crisis deflation dislocation downturn drop failure inactivity inflation overproduction panic paralysis recession retrenchment sag slide slowness slump stagflation stagnation unemployment

WEAK

bear market big trouble hard times rainy days

Antonyms

STRONG

calm increase rise success

WEAK

bulge cheerfulness convexity encouragement happiness hope hopefulness protuberance recovery surge

NOUN

recession

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bankruptcy collapse decline deflation downturn hard times inflation shakeout slide slump stagnation unemployment

STRONG

bust depression

WEAK

big trouble rainy days

Antonyms

STRONGEST

increase rise success

WEAK

advance inflation

NOUN

slump

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crash depreciation dip downtrend downturn drop fall low recession slide stagnation

STRONG

blight bottom bust depression descent downer downswing dumps funk letdown reverse rut sag slip trough

WEAK

bad period blue devils blue funk downslide fall-off falling-off hard times rainy days the skids

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascent increase rise

STRONG

blessing boon happiness success

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In good times the extra leverage helps juice investment returns, but in bad times it can amplify losses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Taking responsibility for speaking to the media in bad times as well as good.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Today, however, we come not to bemoan the bad times but celebrate the good times, for the Angels and Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

If bad times were coming, rising jobless claims would be one of the earliest warning signs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

I’d never seen him cry before in my whole life; and I knew there were bad times coming.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

bad times

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