Synonyms and Antonyms of down

synonym (synonym of down)

antonym (antonym of down)

  • (adj.all)
    up
    being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level (adj.all)
     
  • (adv.all)
    up, upward, upwardly, upwards
    spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position (adv.all)
     

also (also)

  • being or moving lower in position or less in some value (adj.all)
    low
    literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    descending
    coming down or downward (adj.all)
     

similar (similar with down)

  • becoming progressively lower (adj.all)
    falling
    becoming lower or less in degree or value (adj.all)
     
  • being or moving lower in position or less in some value (adj.all)
    behind
    having the lower score or lagging position in a contest (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    downbound
    heading in any direction that is conventionally down (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    downcast
    directed downward (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    downfield
    toward or in the defending team's end of the playing field (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    downward
    on or toward a surface regarded as a base (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    fallen
    having dropped by the force of gravity (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    set
    being below the horizon (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    thrown
    caused to fall to the ground (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    weak
    tending downward in price (adj.all)
     
  • being put out by a strikeout (adj.all)
    out
    not allowed to continue to bat or run (adj.all)
     
  • extending or moving from a higher to a lower place (adj.all)
    descending
    coming down or downward (adj.all)
     
  • filled with melancholy and despondency (adj.all)
    dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits (adj.all)
     
  • lower than previously (adj.all)
    low
    less than normal in degree or intensity or amount (adj.all)
     
  • not functioning (temporarily or permanently) (adj.all)
    inoperative
    not working or taking effect (adj.all)
     
  • shut (adj.all)
    lowered
    below the surround or below the normal position (adj.all)
     
  • understood perfectly (adj.all)
    perfect
    being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish (adj.all)
     

hypernym (down IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • (American football) a complete play to advance the football (noun.act)
    play, turn
    (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession (noun.act)
     
  • (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil (noun.object)
    highland, upland
    elevated (e.g., mountainous) land (noun.object)
     
  • bring down or defeat (an opponent) (verb.competition)
    defeat, get the better of, overcome
    win a victory over (verb.competition)
     
  • cause to come or go down (verb.contact)
    strike
    deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact)
     
  • drink down entirely (verb.consumption)
    drink, imbibe
    take in liquids (verb.consumption)
     
  • eat immoderately (verb.consumption)
    eat
    take in solid food (verb.consumption)
     
  • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) (noun.body)
    hair
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss (noun.body)
     
  • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)
    ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate
    to make better (verb.change)
     
  • soft fine feathers (noun.animal)
    feather, plumage, plume
    the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds (noun.animal)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF down relation)

  • cause to come or go down (verb.contact)
    submarine
    bring down with a blow to the legs (verb.contact)
     
  • fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs) (noun.body)
    lanugo
    the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation (noun.body)
     
  • improve or perfect by pruning or polishing (verb.change)
    over-refine, overrefine
    refine too much or with excess of subtlety (verb.change)
     
  • (verb.social)
    civilise, civilize, cultivate, educate, school, train
    teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment (verb.social)
     
  • soft fine feathers (noun.animal)
    duck down
    down of the duck (noun.animal)
     
  • (noun.animal)
    goose down
    down of the goose (noun.animal)
     
  • (noun.animal)
    swan's down
    down of the swan (noun.animal)
     
  • (noun.animal)
    plumule
    down feather of young birds; persists in some adult birds (noun.animal)
     

instance hypernym (down IS A KIND OF .... relation (represent specific [usually real-world] instances of something))

  • English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896) (noun.person)
    doc, doctor, dr., md, medico, physician
    a licensed medical practitioner (noun.person)
     

derivation (.... is derived from down)

domain category (down is domain category of ....)

  • (American football) a complete play to advance the football (noun.act)
    american football, american football game
    a game played by two teams of 11 players on a rectangular field 100 yards long; teams try to get possession of the ball and advance it across the oppo more.. (noun.act)
     
  • bring down or defeat (an opponent) (verb.competition)
    athletics, sport
    an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition (noun.act)
     

domain usage (down is used in .... domain)

  • (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil (noun.object)
    plural, plural form
    the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication)
     
synonym antonym also similar hypernym hyponym instance hypernym down feather john l. h. down pile belt down consume devour up upward upwardly upwards low descending dejected inoperative lowered low perfect play turn feather plumage hair highland duck down goose down swan's down plumule lanugo doc doctor dr. md medico physician
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