Downshift
Downshift noun - A usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something.
Usage example: there are promising indications of a turnaround in the prolonged economic downshift
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Downshift
Slowdown
Slowdown noun - A usually gradual decrease in the pace or level of activity of something.
Usage example: disease experts are encouraged by the recent slowdown in the spread of the virus
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Slowdown
Mutual synonyms
Cite this Source
Slowdown and Downshift. (2017). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downshift/slowdown
Downshift & Slowdown. N.p., 2017. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/downshift/slowdown>.
Slowdown or Downshift. 2017. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/downshift/slowdown.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "downshift" and "slowdown" have occurred on timeline