Antonyms for re-cessions


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ri-sesh-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsɛʃ ən


Definition of re-cessions

Origin :
  • 1640s, "act of receding, a going back," from French récession "a going backward, a withdrawing," and directly from Latin recessionem (nominative recessio) "a going back," noun of action from past participle stem of recedere (see recede).
  • Sense of "temporary decline in economic activity," 1929, noun of action from recess (q.v.):
  • The material prosperity of the United States is too firmly based, in our opinion, for a revival in industrial activity -- even if we have to face an immediate recession of some magnitude -- to be long delayed. ["Economist," Nov. 2, 1929]
  • Ayto notes, "There was more than a hint of euphemism in the coining of this term."
  • As in lapse : noun backsliding
  • As in avoidance : noun eluding; preventing
  • As in recession : noun reversal of action; reduction of business activity
  • As in slump : noun decline, failure
  • As in retrogression : noun regression
  • As in fallback : noun retreat
  • As in nosedive : noun fall
  • As in recidivation : noun lapse
  • As in recidivism : noun lapse
  • As in thriftiness : noun economy
  • As in vanishment : noun disappearance
  • As in contraction : noun drawing in; shortening
  • As in decline : noun lessening
  • As in departure : noun leaving
  • As in depression : noun economic decline
  • As in disappearance : noun vanishing
  • As in ebb : noun regression; decline
  • As in economy : noun saving, frugality
  • As in fall : noun descent; lowering

Synonyms for re-cessions

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