downward | ||
1. | [ adverb ] spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position | |
Synonyms: | down downwardly downwards | |
Examples: | "don't fall down" "rode the lift up and skied down" "prices plunged downward" |
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Related terms: | up up up up | |
2. | [ adjective ] on or toward a surface regarded as a base | |
Examples: | "he lay face downward" "the downward pull of gravity" |
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Related terms: | down | |
3. | [ adjective ] extending or moving from a higher to a lower place | |
Synonyms: | down | |
Examples: | "the down staircase" "the downward course of the stream" |
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Related terms: | descending | |
Similar spelling: |
downwards downwardly Downard downhearted |