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Down

🔄 Synonyms of "Down"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
bluenoun	Of a blue hue.
downcastverb	Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
dispirited	Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
lownoun	Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.
landnoun	The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
perfectnoun	Without fault or mistake; without flaw, of supreme quality.
devourverb	(transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
cutverb	(chiefly transitive) To incise, to cut into the surface of something.
downhearted	Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope
killverb	(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
polishnoun	Of, from or native to Poland, or relating to the Polish language.
trailingnoun	That follows behind; especially, that is attached and pulled behind.
cut downverb	(idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
consumeverb	(transitive) To eat.
inoperative	Not working or functioning; either idle or broken.
go throughverb	(transitive) To examine or scrutinize (a number or series of things).
depressed	Unhappy; despondent.
decliningnoun	decline
refineverb	(ambitransitive) To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
fractionalnoun	Pertaining to a fraction.
downward	Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
fine-tuneverb	(transitive) To make small adjustments to (something) until it is optimal.
toss offverb	(British, vulgar, slang, ambitransitive) To masturbate.
felled	made to fall (as by striking or cutting or shooting or by illness or exhaustion)
down pat	Thoroughly practiced, rehearsed, or understood; mastered.

↔️ Antonyms of "Down"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
upnoun	Indicating movement towards or location at a higher place or position.
upwards	Towards a (higher) position closer to the sky than the ground.
upwardly	Towards a higher level, position or status.
upwardnoun	In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher place; in a course toward the source or origin.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Down"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
downwardsnoun	Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
downward	Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
downboundnoun	Moving in a direction that is considered down, such as downstream or to a lower level.
falling	a real-time card game from James Ernest in which all players are falling from the sky for no apparent reason.
fallennoun	Having dropped by the force of gravity.
pull downverb	(transitive) To make (something) lower (especially of clothes).
downwardly	In a downward direction
decliningnoun	decline
descendingnoun	Moving or sloping downwards.
killverb	(transitive) To put to death; to extinguish the life of.
setverb	(transitive) To put (something) down, to rest.
cut downverb	(idiomatic) To reduce the amount of something.
thrown	Launched by throwing.
knock downverb	To hit or collide with
behindnoun	At or in the rear or back part of something.
outnoun	Away from the inside or centre.
go throughverb	(transitive) To examine or scrutinize (a number or series of things).
retired	Having left employment, especially on reaching pensionable age. (of people)
dispirited	Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
low-spirited	Disheartened, feeling low, in low spirits.