| depreciation(decline, collapse, failure, depression) |
| depression(noun, drop, decline, flat) |
| dinky(inferior, minor, smaller, slighter) |
| dip(decline, depression, recession, nosedive) |
| downslide(decline, depression, dip, recession) |
| downswing(decline, depression, dip, recession) |
| downtrend(decline, collapse, failure, depression) |
| dumps(decline, collapse, failure, depression) |
| falling-off(decline, collapse, failure, depression) |
| funk(decline, collapse, failure, depression) |
| hard times(expression, decline, collapse, failure) |
| level |
| notch under(expression, inferior, minor, bush) |
| pediment(noun, support, stay, base) |
| rut(decline, collapse, failure, depression) |
| sag(decline, depression, dip, recession) |
| second-fiddle(importance, inferior, minor, mediocre) |
| second-string(importance, inferior, minor, mediocre) |
| skids(decline, collapse, failure, depression) |
| slighter(inferior, minor, bush, smaller) |