Synonyms for slump

Most common

decline · collapse · plunge

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

Noun

Antonyms

elevate

All antonyms of slump →

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To collapse heavily or helplessly.

   Exhausted, he slumped down onto the sofa.

2. n. 1

   A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period.

3. n. 2

   A heavy or helpless collapse; a slouching or drooping posture; a period of poor activity or performance, especially an extended period. A period when a person goes without the expected amount of sex or dating.

Related words

Word family

slumpy

Forms

Plural

slumps → fall-offs, drop-offs, slacks, depressions…

Past participle

slumped
e.g. slumped → declined, fallen, dropped, corrected…

Example sentences

• decline I had to decline the invitation because I was ill.
• collapse We can't stay here. The roof is about to collapse!
• plunge The robber tried to plunge the knife into the boy.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

fall¹, drop¹, sink¹

5 letters

slack¹, plump¹, droop¹

6 letters

plunge¹, slouch¹

7 letters

correct², decline²

8 letters

collapse²

10 letters

depression³

12 letters

depreciation⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (correct² = 2 syllables).

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