Synonyms for doldrums
ˈdoʊl drəmz, ˈdɒl-, ˈdɔl-dol·drums

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1. stagnation, stagnancy, doldrumsnoun

   a state of inactivity (in business or art etc)

   "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"

   Synonyms:
   stagnancy, stagnation

2. doldrumsnoun

   a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

   Synonyms:
   stagnancy, stagnation

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1. • Business
   • Inaction
   • Wind

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1. List of paraphrases for "doldrums":

   downturn, slump

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1. John Kinsey:

   Today might be quiet, but at some stage, there's going to be some action, because we are at the end of the month and the end of quarter ... there will be window dressing coming, the commodities are weaker because the oil prices have slid under $60 (a barrel) and are down again today, so that's got oil and energy stocks a little bit in the doldrums.

2. Phyllis Mcginley:

   A hobby a day keeps the doldrums away.

3. Dominic Haywood:

   Midwest margins turned negative after operating expenses last week and forward cracks suggest margins will remain in the doldrums for some time.

4. Michael Brunson:

   When we sing in stuffy offices and stuffy places, people eat it up because the world's gotten so corporate and PC, when you've got four guys in tuxedos walking around singing barbershop, it's such a deviation from the doldrums of proper business. There is a lighthearted irreverence to barbershop. We look at the way the world works and say, 'Everything's become so not fun, so let's make it fun again.'.

5. Norihiro Fujito:

   Those tech firm shares have been in a bit of the doldrums since August but they are likely to lead the market again, given their solid outlook.