Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 54 recessionary 49 deepening recession 48 credit crunch 48 recession 47 economic downturn 45 downturn 45 slowdown 44 housing slump 44 frugal 44 belt tightening 43 penny pinching 43 gloom 42 sluggish 42 Recession 42 economy 41 pinching pennies 41 Great Recession 41 crimped 41 gloomy 40 stagnant wages 40 consumerist 40 recession deepens 40 slumping 40 frugality 40 consumerism 40 prices 40 Niemira 39 disposable income 39 doldrums 39 borrowing costs 39 prolonged slump 39 spending 39 tight fisted 38 gloomier 38 depressed 38 industrywide 38 consumer 38 disposable incomes 38 malaise 38 gloomy outlook 38 cutthroat competition 38 slump 38 retailers 37 ennui 37 crimping 37 glum 37 shrinking 37 tightfisted 37 cash strapped 37 tepid 37 profit margins 37 buoyant 37 scrimping 37 markdowns 37 Sluggish 37 empty storefronts 37 shoppers 36 Industrywide 36 conspicuous consumption 36 joblessness 36 stagnating 36 discounters 36 discounter 36 steep declines 36 skittish 36 souring 36 pessimism 36 Ken Mayland president 36 consumers 36 dreary 36 savvier 36 escapism 36 inventories 36 thrifty 35 subprime mortgage crisis 35 sales 35 nonresidential construction 35 deepest recession 35 discounting 35 liquidity crunch 35 discretionary spending 35 sagging 35 slumps 35 glut 35 Naroff 35 pinched 35 crunch 35 angst ridden 35 Pessimism 35 bargain hunting 35 cyclical downturn 35 splurge 35 budgets 35 Gloomy 35 stagnation 35 subprime mortgage meltdown 34 downturns 34 downbeat 34 splurging 34 rating downgrades 34 steep discounts