downward

Examples

• All

• The pipe is held slightly downward to elongate the bubble.

• Hoping they were not going far, he started downward again, moving as fast as he dared.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Yes, and to direct the blast downward.

  Finding Steve McQueen (2019)

• So these are going to be blowing air downward on onto the heat pipes.

• One of her legs was hanging downward into the water, bare.

  Remember the Sultana (2015)

• The initial population of party boats was later adjusted downward for boats no longer in business.

  Academic text (1992)

• I knew to keep my eyes trained downward and to show neither surprise nor displeasure.

  Fiction book (1991)

• The old man stood on the pedals, pushed downward, and started the bike in motion.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Liquid helium extended the range of temperatures available for experiments downward by another order of magnitude.

  Academic text (1993)

• Years later, I am constantly adjusting my feelings downward to achieve that fine balance of caution and melancholy.

  Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

D

down

vsdownward

∞ 1.0

At a lower level or amount than before

is used mainly for movement toward a lower physical position

D

downwards

vsdownward

9 1.0

Toward a lower place, level, or position

has identical directional meaning but appears as a different word form

D

downwardly

vsdownward

1 3.9

In a direction from a higher level to a lower level

is the basic directional idea rather than focusing on manner

T

to a lower place

vsdownward

1.0

Into a place that is lower down

also applies beyond physical places to figurative lower levels or states

Antonyms

U

upward

74 1.3

In a higher direction

Compounds

D

downward-arching

6.8

Curving down like a bow

D

downward-sloping

4.1

Going down at a noticeable angle

How Downward

downward

51 1.0

level

1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology