DOWNDRAFT Synonyms: 19 Similar and Opposite Words

downdraft

noun

Definition of downdraft

as in downturn

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Recent Examples of downdraft In Parker County, 69-year-old Kathleen Lietzke died as a result of strong rear flank downdraft winds on Saturday night, south of Springtown, officials said. — S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026 Until the end of March, Mag 7 companies’ performance had been caught in the downdraft that hit the broader market as the war with Iran took hold. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026 That perspective, in part, caused a huge downdraft in software companies earlier this year after a Claude Cowork tool sparked fears that, if machines can handle the work, why pay for software tools? — Andrew Graham, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2026 As the thunderstorm nears its end, the downdraft is stronger than the updraft, which had been the storm’s source of warm, moist air. — Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downdraft

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Noun

While Chick-fil-A is not immune to these headaches, Cathy told CNBC that the chain’s restaurants have not seen the same downturn.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Saint Laurent’s parent Kering has returned to growth after a bruising downturn, but Balenciaga remains under pressure and Gucci is still struggling to reverse years of falling sales behind the runway gloss.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of downturn

Noun

That operational slowdown would subsequently reduce gasoline output and drive total domestic energy costs higher.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Against this backdrop of growing public concern and calls for a slowdown in frontier AI development, Fortune editor-in-chief Alyson Shontell flew out to San Francisco to speak with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of slowdown

Noun

Some Wall Street analysts suggested Kreiz became too focused on the entertainment side of Mattel’s business, leading to stagnation in toy innovation and slower sales.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Unlike the appendage, where atrial fibrillation is necessary for clots to form, stagnation and clot formation can occur within the LASP even in a perfectly normal heart rhythm.

— Subramaniam C. Krishnan, STAT, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of stagnation

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The real tests are here Miami has already beaten a Wake Forest team that is looking like a dark horse team in the ACC and easily handled Clemson, which is on the downswing but has been one of the league’s top teams for the better part of the decade.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
The story has been updated to the early 2000s, where diehard baseball fan Joe Boyd dreams of his team, the Baltimore Orioles, which has been on downswing, returning to glory.

— Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

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