4
nosedive(noun, decline, increase, fall, depression)
4
reduction(noun, drop, cut, decline, decrease)
4
retreat(noun, drop, slump, recession)
4
wane(noun, drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
3
bust(noun, drop, decline, decrease, low)
3
crash(noun, verb, drop, decline, fall)
3
declension(noun, drop, decline, decay, degradation)
3
declination(noun, drop, decline, decay, degradation)
3
degeneration(noun, drop, decline, fall, failure)
3
depreciation(noun, drop, decline, decrease, low)
3
diminution(noun, drop, cut, decline, fall)
3
drop-off(noun, drop, cut, decline, increase)
3
dwindling(noun, drop, cut, decline, fall)
3
failure(noun, drop, decline, fall, low)
3
fall-off(noun, drop, decline, fall, position)
3
falling-off(noun, drop, decline, fall, low)
3
slowdown(noun, decrease, off)
2
boom
2
comedown(noun, drop, fall, failure, deterioration)
2
crisis(noun, drop, decline, failure, slump)
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