Synonyms of down

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adverb

ˈdau̇n 

1

as in downward

toward or in a lower position

the stairs went down to the basement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downward
• downwards
• below
• over
• downstairs
• downhill
• low
• facedown
• downgrade

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• up
• upward
• upwards
• upwardly
• aloft

2

as in away

from this or that place

came down from New York for the weekend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• away
• off
• out
• fro
• apart
• hence
• aside
• elsewhere
• abroad
• astray
• afield
• afar

down

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adjective

1

as in up

brought or having come to an end

eight down and two to go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• up
• finished
• done
• over
• through
• ended
• complete
• completed
• out of hand
• out of the way
• terminated
• concluded
• accomplished
• over with
• defunct
• realized
• obsolete
• extinct
• achieved
• expired
• attained
• compassed
• dead
• kaputt
• kaput

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• incomplete
• ongoing
• unfinished
• continuing
• undone
• uncompleted

2

as in lowered

directed down

a down escalator

Synonyms & Similar Words

• downward
• lowered
• bowed
• downcast

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upward
• lifted
• elevated
• raised
• uplifted

3

as in depressed

feeling unhappiness

feeling a bit down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depressed
• sad
• unhappy
• heartbroken
• miserable
• bad
• upset
• sorry
• melancholy
• worried
• blue
• low
• down in the mouth
• disappointed
• troubled
• mournful
• uneasy
• gloomy
• downcast
• sorrowful
• dejected
• hopeless
• crestfallen
• woebegone
• disconsolate
• woeful
• glum
• forlorn
• depressing
• doleful
• inconsolable
• brokenhearted
• wretched
• despondent
• joyless
• droopy
• melancholic
• hangdog
• distressed
• suicidal
• saddened
• cast down
• sunk
• heartsick
• downhearted
• discouraged
• low-spirited
• heavyhearted
• grieving
• heartsore
• despairing
• weeping
• aggrieved
• tearful
• bleak
• dispirited
• unquiet
• somber
• desolate
• disheartened
• grey
• dark
• darkening
• gray
• wailing
• black
• lugubrious
• lachrymose
• dismal
• dolorous
• morbid
• plaintive
• agonized
• sullen
• anguished
• sombre
• dreary
• regretful
• morose
• cheerless
• murky
• rueful
• elegiac
• saturnine
• drear
• elegiacal
• comfortless
• funereal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• glad
• happy
• sunny
• buoyed
• joyous
• cheerful
• joyful
• buoyant
• blissful
• merry
• jubilant
• delighted
• upbeat
• gleeful
• cheery
• ecstatic
• chipper
• exuberant
• jolly
• exultant
• euphoric
• rapturous
• enraptured
• excited
• jovial
• optimistic
• blithe
• rhapsodic
• bouncing
• rosy
• jocular
• mirthful
• hopeful
• jocose
• vital
• content
• jocund
• sanguine
• elated
• lively
• smiling
• spirited
• entranced
• laughing
• gladdened
• energetic
• overjoyed
• rhapsodical
• exhilarated
• encouraged
• gladsome
• blithesome
• jaunty
• satisfied
• sprightly
• animated
• perky
• lightsome
• frisky
• pleased
• peppy
• springy
• zippy
• thrilled
• vivacious
• careless
• grinning
• beaming
• unconcerned
• gratified
• carefree
• boon
• cavalier
• lighthearted
• easygoing
• heartened
• insouciant
• sprightful
• happy-go-lucky
• devil-may-care

4

as in sick

temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body

down with the flu

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sick
• poorly
• bad
• ill
• out of sorts
• under the weather
• peaked
• weak
• shaky
• ailing
• dizzy
• unwell
• unhealthy
• peaky
• indisposed
• punk
• sickened
• unsound
• troubled
• run-down
• fragile
• disabled
• halt
• symptomatic
• lame
• seedy
• weakly
• cruddy
• lousy
• feeble
• challenged
• sickish
• squeamish
• queasy
• feverish
• nauseous
• diseased
• woozy
• seasick
• afflicted
• achy
• nauseated
• frail
• decrepit
• disordered
• sickly
• queazy
• qualmish
• invalid
• incapacitated
• airsick
• debilitated
• infirm
• carsick
• hypochondriacal
• light-headed
• hypochondriac

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• whole
• sound
• healthy
• wholesome
• fit
• better
• healthful
• hale
• conditioned
• cured
• recovering
• improved
• able-bodied
• strong
• tough
• mending
• bouncing
• rugged
• robust
• well-conditioned
• hardy
• flush
• hearty
• lusty
• stalwart
• flourishing
• thriving
• blooming
• recuperating
• chipper
• convalescing
• rehabilitated

5

as in malfunctioning

not being in working order

while my computer was down, I attended to some unfinished odds and ends lying about my cubicle

Synonyms & Similar Words

• malfunctioning
• broken
• off
• out of commission
• nonfunctional
• nonfunctioning
• useless
• inoperable
• inoperative
• kaputt
• on the blink
• on the fritz
• nonoperating
• kaput
• unusable
• ineffective
• deadlocked
• unworkable
• unproductive
• ineffectual
• nonproductive
• deactivated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• operating
• operational
• functioning
• working
• operative
• functional
• running
• effective
• operable
• useful
• producing
• viable
• productive
• serving
• usable
• workable
• operant
• effectual
• performing
• useable
• employable

6

as in excellent

slang of the very best kind

a small jazz club that showcases some really down musicians

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• great
• beautiful
• lovely
• terrific
• wonderful
• awesome
• superb
• fine
• stellar
• fantastic
• fabulous
• hot
• prime
• top
• marvellous
• quality
• marvelous
• cool
• cracking
• topping
• heavenly
• famous
• neat
• gone
• classic
• slick
• too much
• swell
• brave
• out of this world
• divine
• par excellence
• banner
• good
• immense
• superior
• grand
• mean
• number one
• bully
• frontline
• keen
• sensational
• dynamite
• bumper
• capital
• sterling
• boss
• choice
• out-of-sight
• peachy
• No. 1
• dandy
• dope
• splendid
• first-class
• better
• groovy
• wizard
• A1
• decent
• unsurpassed
• prize
• exceptional
• noble
• gangbusters
• blue-ribbon
• high-class
• superlative
• top-shelf
• radical
• nifty
• fab
• crackerjack
• top-notch
• first-string
• blue-chip
• corking
• first-rate
• hype
• righteous
• bonny
• supernal
• tip-top
• numero uno
• phat
• bonnie
• okay
• gangbuster
• topflight
• primo
• peachy keen
• brag
• gilt-edge
• all right
• acceptable
• A-OK
• adequate
• special
• boffo
• fantabulous
• jim-dandy
• bang-up
• top-of-the-line
• five-star
• satisfactory
• OK
• traditional
• fancy
• four-star
• gilt-edged
• prizewinning
• tolerable
• passable
• select
• premium
• classical
• standard
• high-grade
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• pathetic
• rotten
• lousy
• wretched
• bad
• vile
• atrocious
• inferior
• unsatisfactory
• substandard
• low-grade
• middling
• execrable
• mediocre
• second-class
• second-rate

down

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noun (1)

as in fur

a soft airy substance or covering

a comforter filled with goose down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fur
• pile
• nap
• lint
• batting
• floss
• fuzz
• fluff

down

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noun (2)

1

as in accident

something (as a situation or event) that is depressing

lately it's been one down after another in my life

Synonyms & Similar Words

• accident
• bore
• downer
• tragedy
• drag
• catastrophe
• misfortune
• bummer
• woe
• calamity
• fatality
• mishap
• debacle
• débâcle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• upper
• trip
• pick-me-up

2

as in grudge

chiefly British a lingering ill will towards a person for a real or imagined wrong

I don't understand why she'd have such a down against me; we've never even spoken to each other!

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grudge
• resentment
• grievance
• score
• hostility
• condemnation
• bitterness
• offence
• spite
• malice
• complaint
• despite
• spleen
• dudgeon
• offense
• umbrage
• animosity
• antagonism
• meanness
• venom
• malevolence
• enmity
• pique
• huff
• viciousness
• rancor
• antipathy
• spitefulness
• maliciousness
• hatefulness
• peeve
• nastiness

3

as in dislike

chiefly British a strong feeling of not liking or approving

for years after the war her grandfather had an unshakable down on the Germans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dislike
• hatred
• disliking
• distaste
• allergy
• disgust
• disapproval
• aversion
• disinclination
• disfavor
• disrelish
• averseness
• hate
• nausea
• revulsion
• mislike
• repugnance
• dissatisfaction
• repulsion
• displeasure
• loathing
• antipathy
• abomination
• jaundice
• abhorrence
• detestation
• deprecation
• execration

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• use
• favor
• liking
• preference
• like
• taste
• shine
• appetite
• relish
• fondness
• partiality
• love
• attachment
• devotion
• affection
• tendency
• passion
• bent
• propensity
• penchant
• predilection
• leaning
• devotedness

4

as in drop

the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude

suffered with a psychological disorder in which she alternated between emotional ups and downs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drop
• dip
• descent
• plunge
• decline
• fall
• dive
• nosedive
• sinking
• downgrade
• downfall
• plummeting
• comedown

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rise
• climb
• soaring
• progress
• ascent
• advance
• progression
• rising
• improvement
• upturn
• upswing
• headway
• betterment

5

as in demise

a loss of status

experienced the ups and downs of a career in showbiz

Synonyms & Similar Words

• demise
• downfall
• setback
• decline
• fall
• disappointment
• comedown
• reversal
• descent
• defeat
• collapse
• breakdown
• crash
• humiliation
• flameout
• ruin
• dégringolade
• undoing
• burnout
• bottom
• Götterdämmerung
• meltdown
• disgrace
• nadir
• abasement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• up
• rise
• progress
• advance
• ascent
• headway
• exaltation
• aggrandizement
• flower
• prime
• heyday

down

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noun (3)

as in prairie

usually downs plural a broad area of level or rolling treeless country

hold a festival on the downs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prairie
• plain
• pampa
• moor
• meadow
• steppe
• savannah
• ley
• grassland
• savanna
• tundra
• heath
• lea
• veld
• field
• veldt
• campo
• llano
• champaign
• table
• flat
• lowland
• bottom
• plateau
• floodplain
• bottomland
• upland
• tableland

down

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verb

1

as in to drop

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall

downed his opponent with one stunning blow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drop
• fell
• floor
• hit
• smack
• topple
• level
• slam
• slap
• knock down
• mow (down)
• punch
• bang
• prostrate
• pound
• knock over
• bowl (down or over)
• poke
• whack
• thump
• knock out
• overthrow
• throw down
• paste
• swipe
• jab
• hammer
• smite
• slug
• belt
• swat
• bludgeon
• bash
• sock
• clobber
• slog
• whale
• wallop
• kayo
• KO
• thwack

2

as in to swallow

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swallow
• sip
• drink
• chew
• eat
• get down
• lick
• ingest
• consume
• mouth (down)
• gobble (up or down)
• guzzle
• knock back
• scoff
• devour
• wolf
• put away
• gulp
• munch
• sup
• finish
• imbibe
• polish off
• gorge
• ruminate
• scarf
• gnaw (at or on)
• bolt
• peck (at)
• lap
• nibble (on)
• ingurgitate
• dispatch

3

as in to dismiss

to reject by or as if by a vote

all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismiss
• kill
• refuse
• negative
• shoot down
• veto
• blackball
• decline
• nix
• disallow
• disapprove
• blacklist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pass
• confirm
• allow
• approve
• admit
• ratify
• support
• elect
• assent (to)
• sanction

Examples of down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Meta stock was down about 1.8% shortly after the market opened Thursday. —Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 31 Oct. 2024

But the Dodgers came from behind after being down 5-0 to win Game 5 and the World Series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, rallying to a 7-6 victory. —Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024

Adjective

The Giants had converted on fourth down six times in five games entering this game. —Andrew Greif, NBC News, 14 Oct. 2024

On the down side is streaming platfroms have a higher cost-per-thousand than linear television. —Brad Adgate, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

Noun

By 2003, after years of ups and downs, New Line Cinema and Crystal Lake Entertainment saw an opportunity to reclaim their audience. —Michael Lee Simpson, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024

Get Support Crohn's is a lifelong condition that will have its ups and downs. —Michael MacIntyre, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024

Verb

More than a dozen people were rescued from a Tampa home after a tree, downed by Hurricane Milton, crashed into the residence. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024

Most trees are snapped or uprooted and power poles are downed. —Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024

Phrases Containing down

• back down
• bear down on
• boil down
• break down
• call down
• cast down
• clamp down (on)
• come down
• come down (with)
• come down hard (on)
• crack down (on)
• cry down
• do down
• down and dirty
• down in the mouth
• down on
• down on one's luck
• down payment
• down to the ground
• draw down
• dress down
• get down
• go down
• go down (with)
• hands down
• hold down
• knock down
• lay down
• lead one down the garden path
• let down
• look down (on or upon)
• look down one's nose (at)
• mark down
• melt down
• phase down
• pipe down
• play down
• pull down
• put down
• ring down the curtain (on)
• run down
• sell down the river
• set down
• shake down
• shoot down
• slap down
• step down (from)
• strike down
• take down
• talk down
• talk down (to)
• tear down
• throw down
• touch down
• turn down
• water down
• weigh down
• wet down
• wind down
• write down

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