UPWARD Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For UPWARD
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| downward | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adverb • spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position adjective satellite • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place • on or toward a surface regarded as a base | ||||||
| descending | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective • coming down or downward | ||||||
| falling | verb, adverb, adjectivev, adv, adj | |||||
adjective • becoming lower or less in degree or value adjective satellite • decreasing in amount or degree • coming down freely under the influence of gravity | ||||||
| lowering | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||
noun • the act of causing to become less • the act of causing something to move to a lower level adjective satellite • darkened by clouds | ||||||
| declining | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • change toward something smaller or lower • a condition inferior to an earlier condition; a gradual falling off from a better state; decline • a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current • a downward slope or bend verb • grow worse • not accept as true • show unwillingness towards • grow smaller • go down • fall in value • inflect for number, gender, case, etc. | ||||||
| down | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||
adjective • being or moving lower in position or less in some value noun • soft fine feathers • English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) • (American football) a complete play to advance the football • (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) adverb • spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position • away from a more central or a more northerly place • paid in cash at time of purchase • from an earlier time • to a lower intensity • in an inactive or inoperative state adjective satellite • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place • becoming progressively lower • being put out in a game of baseball • understood perfectly • lower than previously • shut • not functioning (temporarily or permanently) • filled with melancholy and despondency verb • drink down entirely • eat up completely, as with great appetite • bring down or defeat (an opponent) • shoot at and force to come down • cause to come or go down • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing | ||||||
| downwards | adverbadv | |||||
adverb • spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position | ||||||
Alternatives for DOWNWARD
Alternatives for DESCENDING
Alternatives for FALLING
- crashing
- descending
- dropping
- sinking
- sliding
- tumbling
- cascading
- collapsing
- declining
- plummeting
- slumping
- toppling
- descend
- drop
- dip
- accrue
- autumn
- beaten
- become
- capitulation
- come
- crepuscle
- crepuscule
- declension
- declination
- decline
- declivity
- decrease
- defeated
- descent
- devolve
- die
- diminish
- downfall
- downslope
- dusk
- evenfall
- fell
- flow
- get
- gloam
- gloaming
- hang
- lessen
- light
- lower
- nightfall
- pass
- pin
- plummet
- plunge
- precipitate
- prostrate
- responsibility
- return
- settle
- shine
- smitten
- spill
- strike
- surrender
- tumble
- twilight
- overthrown
- vanquished