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lost momentum

ADJECTIVE
discouraged
Synonyms
STRONGEST
crestfallen depressed dismayed pessimistic
STRONG
beat blue dashed daunted deterred dispirited down
WEAK
beat-down caved-in down in the mouth downbeat downcast glum gone to pieces in a funk in blue funk in the dumps sad
Antonyms
STRONGEST
encouraged
STRONG
heartened
WEAK
inspired

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Equities were mixed as chip stocks lost momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

It’s no coincidence that stocks have lost momentum as earnings season winds down.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

Cryptocurrency stocks and assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, lost momentum Friday after Thursday’s legislative win.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

I go for him ahead of Manchester City's Phil Foden, whose season has lost momentum at club level and who struggled when he started in the friendly against Uruguay at Wembley.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Pioneer 1 arced through space until, sixty thousand miles out, not quite one-quarter of the way, it lost momentum and dropped back, burning up in the Earth’s atmosphere.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam

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