All downslide synonyms

noun downslide

• deterioration — the act or process of deteriorating.
• decrease — When something decreases or when you decrease it, it becomes less in quantity, size, or intensity.
• descent — A descent is a movement from a higher to a lower level or position.
• dive — to plunge into water, especially headfirst.
• downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
• downswing — a downward swing, as of a golf club in driving a ball.
• downturn — an act or instance of turning down or the state of being turned down: the downturn of a lower lip in a permanent pout.
• drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
• fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
• nosedive — a plunge of an aircraft with the forward part pointing downward.
• plunge — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.
• skid — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
• slide — to move along in continuous contact with a smooth or slippery surface: to slide down a snow-covered hill.
• slump — to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor.
• tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
• drop-off — a vertical or very steep descent: The trail has a drop-off of several hundred feet.
• decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.