the downward slope - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

upward collapse: directed up; "the cards were face upward"; "an upward stroke of the pen"

regressive collapse: opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases

fall away collapse

failing collapse: failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"; a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"; below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

hill collapse: a local and well-defined elevation of the land; "they loved to roam the hills of West Virginia"; risque English comedian (1925-1992); United States railroad tycoon (1838-1916); form into a hill

drop off collapse: fall or diminish; "The number of students in this course dropped off after the first test"

declination collapse: a polite refusal of an invitation; (astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial body north or south of the celestial equator; expressed in degrees; used with right ascension to specify positions on the celestial sphere

sinking collapse: a slow fall or decline (as for lack of strength); "after several hours of sinking an unexpected rally rescued the market"; "he could not control the sinking of his legs"; a descent as through liquid (especially through water); "they still talk about the sinking of the Titanic"; a feeling caused by uneasiness or apprehension; "with a sinking heart"; "a sinking feeling in the pit of my stomach"

dying collapse: in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization"

deciduous collapse: (of plants and shrubs) shedding foliage at the end of the growing season; (of teeth, antlers, etc.) being shed at the end of a period of growth; "deciduous teeth"

careen collapse: move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"

ascending collapse

turn up collapse

downpour collapse: a heavy rain

parachute collapse: rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall

upturn collapse: an upward movement or trend as in business activity

decline collapse: change toward something smaller or lower; a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; grow smaller; "Interest in the project waned"; inflect for number, gender, case, etc., "in many languages, speakers decline nouns, pronouns, and adjectives"; go down in value; "the stock market corrected"; "prices slumped"; go down; "The roof declines here"

fall collapse: a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"; a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"; a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"; when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat; the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"; the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"; pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"; come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"; go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"; occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"; begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"; be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"; come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"; be cast down; "his eyes fell"; assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"; descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"; drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"; lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"; slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"; move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"; be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"; fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"; be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"; to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"; to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"; lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"; suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"; yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"; lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"; touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"; die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"; be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"; come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"

subsiding collapse

mounting collapse: framework used for support or display

ebb collapse: the outward flow of the tide; a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number); fall away or decline; "The patient's strength ebbed away"; hem in fish with stakes and nets so as to prevent them from going back into the sea with the ebb; flow back or recede; "the tides ebbed at noon"

slump collapse: a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality; "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"; fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off"; fall or sink heavily; "He slumped onto the couch"; "My spirits sank"; assume a drooping posture or carriage

rotary collapse: relating to or characterized by rotation; "rotary dial"

downfall collapse: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

debacle collapse: a sudden and violent collapse; flooding caused by a tumultuous breakup of ice in a river during the spring or summer

climb collapse: the act of climbing something; "it was a difficult climb to the top"; an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.); improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder"; go upward with gradual or continuous progress; "Did you ever climb up the hill behind your house?"; move with difficulty, by grasping; slope upward; "The path climbed all the way to the top of the hill"

sagging collapse

uprise collapse: ascend as a sound; "The choirs singing uprose and filled the church"

go down collapse: be defeated; "If America goes down, the free world will go down, too"; be ingested; "This wine sure goes down well"; "The food wouldn't go down"; be recorded or remembered; "She will go down as the first feminist"

progressive collapse: a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going; advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis"; favoring or promoting reform (often by government action); favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools"; (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases; gradually advancing in extent

streaming collapse: exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts; "his streaming face"; "her streaming eyes"

plummet collapse: drop sharply; "The stock market plummeted"

side collapse: an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"; either the left or right half of a body; "he had a pain in his side"; an aspect of something (as contrasted with some other implied aspect); "he was on the heavy side"; "he is on the purchasing side of the business"; "it brought out his better side"; an opinion that is held in opposition to another in an argument or dispute; "there are two sides to every question"; a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food; a family line of descent; "he gets his brains from his father's side"; one of two or more contesting groups; "the Confederate side was prepared to attack"; a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"; a line segment forming part of the perimeter of a plane figure; "the hypotenuse of a right triangle is always the longest side"; a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location; "they always sat on the right side of the church"; "he never left my side"; take sides with; align oneself with; show strong sympathy for; "We all rooted for the home team"; "I'm pulling for the underdog"; "Are you siding with the defender of the title?"; take the side of; be on the side of; "Whose side are you on?"; "Why are you taking sides with the accused?"

rising collapse: newly come into prominence; "a rising young politician"; advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status; "a rising trend"; "a rising market"

fluent collapse: smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"

flowing collapse: moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall"

climbing collapse

declining collapse

leaning collapse: the act of deviating from a vertical position; an inclination to do something; "he felt leanings toward frivolity"

ongoing collapse: currently happening; "an ongoing economic crisis"

Wordage.info

the free tool for word discovery

Related Words: