Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 42 spiraling 38 spiral 38 meltdown 37 plummeting 36 escalating 35 plunging 35 faltering 34 recession 34 skyrocketing 33 slumping 33 abrupt 33 falling 32 soaring 32 rising 32 diminishing 32 shrinking 32 crippling 32 deflation 32 surging 32 runaway 32 stumbling 32 sagging 32 Great Depression 32 depressing 31 turmoil 31 downturn 31 plunge 30 housing slump 30 battered 30 worsening 30 accelerating 30 frightening 30 roller coaster 30 plummet 30 retreat 30 crumbling 30 economic downturn 30 dreadful 30 protracted 29 dire 29 double dip 29 collapse 29 drastic 29 terrifying 29 dwindling 29 dramatic 29 fading 29 credit crunch 29 tumbling 29 collapsing 29 climbing 29 painful 29 hurting 29 eroding 29 harrowing 28 unforeseen 28 upswing 28 horrifying 28 downward 28 unavoidable 28 weakening 28 slipping 28 slide 28 deteriorating 28 crisis 28 declining 28 sliding 28 sinking 28 crises 28 disappearing 28 insane 28 slowing 27 economy 27 inevitable 27 sudden 27 hopeless 27 calamity 27 climb 27 recessions 27 prolonged 27 tragic 27 ruin 27 disastrous 27 tumble 27 terrible 27 escaping 27 debilitating 27 reeling 27 slump 27 downsizing 27 decreasing 27 doom 27 despair 27 decline 26 grim 26 predicament 26 unsustainable 26 melting 26 misery 26 turbulent 26 gloomy