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downward

/'d/AU/nw/@/rd/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

adverb

  1. spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

    adv.all

    Examples
    Prices plunged downward.
    Synonyms down downwardly downwards
    Antonyms up upward upwardly upwards

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course; as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, <i>downward</i> or <i>downwards</i>.

    adverb

    Source: webster1913

adjective satellite

  1. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

    adj.all

    Examples
    The downward course of the stream.
    Synonyms down

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. on or toward a surface regarded as a base

    adj.all

    Examples
    He lay face downward.
    The downward pull of gravity.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

Nearby words

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