💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Drag down"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bear down onverb | To approach someone in a very determined way. |
| bear downverb | (intransitive) To intensify one's efforts. |
| weigh downverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To be too much for someone to cope with. |
| press down onverb | exert a force with a heavy weight |
| bring downverb | (transitive) To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power. |
| pull someone down a pegverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
| kick someone when they are downverb | (idiomatic) To make things worse for someone who is going through a difficult time. |
| get downverb | (intransitive) To relax and enjoy oneself completely; be uninhibited in one's enjoyment. |
| downverb | (comparable) From a higher position to a lower one; downwards. |
| downcast | Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty. |
| afflictverb | (transitive) To cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress. |
| hit someone when they are downverb | (idiomatic) Synonym of kick someone when they are down (“make things worse for someone in a difficult position”). |
| bring down a pegverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
| cast downverb | (transitive) To make (a person) discouraged or dejected. |
| downtreadverb | (transitive) To oppress, persecute, or subjugate. |
| sinknoun | A basin used for holding water for washing. |
| haul downverb | (transitive) To violently cause to fall to the ground. |
| do forverb | Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see do, for. |
| oppressverb | (transitive) To keep down by unjust force. |
| move down a pegverb | Synonym of take down a notch. |
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