Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 30 rut 29 woods 29 downtrend 27 stagnant 26 stale 26 bottoming 26 bottomed 26 bounce 25 downward trend 25 sluggish 25 depressed 24 complacent 24 hump 24 gloom 23 downward spiral 23 lethargic 23 upswing 22 recessionary 22 thinking 22 peaking 22 comfort zone 22 doldrums 22 springtime 22 stagnation 22 mindset 22 mess 22 winless 22 abyss 21 tailspin 21 mentality 21 trend 21 mood 21 lows 20 Great Recession 20 funk 20 winless streak 19 grind 19 lull 19 trough 19 losing streak 19 groove 19 winning streak 19 malaise 19 stuck 18 rhythm 18 stretch 18 trap 18 cycle 17 miserable 17 rediscover 17 slumps 17 stride 16 habits 16 pattern 16 slumping 16 vogue 16 conventional wisdom 16 slog 15 cliché 15 recession 15 hangover 15 deer 15 reinvent 15 traps 15 slump 15 downturn 15 meltdown 14 stumble 14 skid 14 winter 14 struggling 14 slide 14 fad 13 drought 13 dip 13 mediocrity 13 habit 13 crisis 13 recessions 13 rocky 12 limbo 12 mired 12 trouble 12 streak 12 downturns 12 quagmire 12 binge 11 throes 11 tendencies 11 plow 11 stalemate 10 impasse 10 woes 10 crunch 9 predicament 9 troubles 9 stereotype 8 dig 6 ditch 6 struggles 6 adolescence