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downward

down·ward
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doun-werd]
    • /ˈdaʊn wərd/
    • /ˈdaʊnwəd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doun-werd]
    • /ˈdaʊn wərd/

Definitions of downward word

  • adverb downward Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition. 1
  • adverb downward down from a source or beginning: As the river flows downward, it widens. 1
  • adverb downward from a past time, predecessor, or ancestor: The estate was handed downward from generation to generation. 1
  • adjective downward moving or tending to a lower place or condition. 1
  • adjective downward descending from a source or beginning. 1
  • noun downward Toward a lower place, point, or level. 1
See all 17 definitions of downward

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Origin of downward

First appearance:

before 1150
One of the 7% oldest English words
1150-1200; Middle English dounward, aphetic variant of adounward, Old English adūnweard. See down1, -ward

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Parts of speech for Downward

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Downward

downward popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for downward

adj downward

  • down — from higher to lower; in descending direction or order; toward, into, or in a lower position: to come down the ladder.
  • downwards — Also, downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition.

adjective downward

  • descending — When a group of things is listed or arranged in descending order, each thing is smaller or less important than the thing before it.
  • downhill — down the slope of a hill; downward.
  • sliding — rising or falling, increasing or decreasing, according to a standard or to a set of conditions.
  • descendent — coming or going downwards; descending
  • plunging — to cast or thrust forcibly or suddenly into something, as a liquid, a penetrable substance, a place, etc.; immerse; submerge: to plunge a dagger into one's heart.

adverb downward

  • under — beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree.
All 10 Synonyms of downward

Antonyms for downward

adjective downward

  • upward — toward a higher place or position: The birds flew upward.

adverb downward

  • skyward — Also, skywards. toward the sky.
  • antrorse — directed or pointing upwards or forwards
All 3 Antonyms of downward

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Related words

  • decline

    If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.

  • prone

    having a natural inclination or tendency to something; disposed; liable: to be prone to anger.

  • fall

    to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.

  • french foot

    Also called knurl toe, scroll foot, whorl foot. a foot of the mid-18th century having the form of a scroll, continuing the leg downward and outward, supported by a shoe.

  • stoop

    to bend the head and shoulders, or the body generally, forward and downward from an erect position: to stoop over a desk.

  • chop

    If you chop something, you cut it into pieces with strong downward movements of a knife or an axe.
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