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The synonyms of “Down” are: downward, downwardly, downwards, downstairs, over, in a lower position, down pat, mastered, depressed, blue, dispirited, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited, sad, unhappy, melancholy, miserable, wretched, sorrowful, dejected, disheartened, despondent, in low spirits, glum, morose, dismal, tearful, not working, not functional, not in working order, not in operation, inoperative, malfunctioning, out of order, broken, broken-down, acting up, unserviceable, faulty, defective, in disrepair, consume, demolish, devour, go through, cut down, knock down, pull down, push down, fine-tune, polish, refine, belt down, bolt down, drink down, kill, pop, pour down, toss off, land, shoot down, knock over, knock to the ground, throw to the ground, bring down, bring to the ground, fell, topple, prostrate, tackle, trip up, drink, drink up, gulp, gulp down, guzzle, quaff, drain, imbibe, sup, slurp, suck, sip, swallow, finish off, polish off, john l. h. down, down feather, pile, setbacks, upsets, reverses, reversals, reversals of fortune, downturns, mishaps, strokes of ill luck, strokes of bad luck, accidents, shocks, vicissitudes, crises, catastrophes, tragedies, calamities, trials, crosses, knocks, burdens, blows, buffets, fit of depression, period of despondency
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “down” as a noun can have the following definitions:
accidents | Anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause. It was due to an accident or fortuity. |
blows | Street names for cocaine. He gave his nose a loud blow. |
buffets | A meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves. |
burdens | Weight to be borne or conveyed. The burden of responsibility. |
calamities | An event resulting in great loss and misfortune. The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity. |
catastrophes | An event resulting in great loss and misfortune. Lack of funds has resulted in a catastrophe for our school system. |
crises | A crucial stage or turning point in the course of something. |
crosses | A wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece. That is his cross to bear. |
down feather | Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs. |
downturns | A worsening of business or economic activity. The market took a downturn. |
fit of depression | A display of bad temper. |
john l. h. down | Fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs. |
knocks | A bad experience. The school of hard knocks. |
mishaps | An instance of misfortune. |
period of despondency | One of three divisions into which play is divided in hockey games. |
pile | Battery consisting of voltaic cells arranged in series; the earliest electric battery devised by Volta. A Victorian Gothic pile. |
reversals | The act of reversing the order or place of. There was a reversal of autonomic function. |
reversals of fortune | Turning in an opposite direction or position. |
reverses | Turning in the opposite direction. We thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true. |
setbacks | An unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating. |
shocks | The violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat. Corn is bound in small sheaves and several sheaves are set up together in shocks. |
strokes of bad luck | The maximum movement available to a pivoted or reciprocating piece by a cam. |
strokes of ill luck | A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain. |
tragedies | Drama in which the protagonist is overcome by some superior force or circumstance; excites terror or pity. |
trials | The determination of a person’s innocence or guilt by due process of law. The trials for the semifinals began yesterday. |
upsets | A physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning. Everyone gets stomach upsets from time to time. |
vicissitudes | Mutability in life or nature (especially successive alternation from one condition to another. The project was subject to the usual vicissitudes of exploratory research. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “down” as a verb can have the following definitions:
belt down | Sing loudly and forcefully. |
bolt down | Move or jump suddenly. |
bring down | Bring into a different state. |
bring to the ground | Be sold for a certain price. |
consume | Serve oneself to or consume regularly. The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy. |
cut down | Cut down on make a reduction in. |
demolish | Pull or knock down (a building. The professor demolished the student s argument. |
devour | Read quickly and eagerly. He devoured half of his burger in one bite. |
drain | Empty of liquid drain the liquid from. Polly felt the blood drain from her face. |
drink | Drink excessive amounts of alcohol be an alcoholic. The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage. |
drink down | Drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic. |
drink up | Propose a toast to. |
fell | Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow. |
fine-tune | Adjust finely. |
finish off | Come or bring to a finish or an end. |
go through | Go through in search of something search through someone s belongings in an unauthorized way. |
gulp | Breathe in (air) deeply and quickly. She gulped back the tears. |
gulp down | Utter or make a noise, as when swallowing too quickly. |
guzzle | Drink greedily or as if with great thirst. He would guzzle his ale. |
imbibe | Drink (alcohol. If one does not imbibe the culture one cannot succeed. |
knock down | Deliver a sharp blow or push. |
knock over | Rap with the knuckles. |
knock to the ground | Rap with the knuckles. |
land | Put someone or something on land from a boat. The plane landed in Istanbul. |
polish | Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. He s got to polish up his French for his job. |
polish off | Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing. |
pop | Of a person s ears make a small popping sound within the head as pressure is equalized typically because of a change of altitude. He popped me on the head. |
pour down | Rain heavily. |
prostrate | Get into a prostrate position as in submission. She was so prostrated by migraine that she could scarcely totter up the stairs to bed. |
pull down | Apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion. |
push down | Approach a certain age or speed. |
quaff | To swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught. He quaffed pint after pint of good Berkshire ale. |
refine | Reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities. Sugar was refined by boiling it in huge iron vats. |
shoot down | Run or move very quickly or hastily. |
sip | Drink in sips. She sipped at her tea. |
slurp | Eat noisily. She slurped her coffee. |
sup | Take solid or liquid food into the mouth a little at a time either by drinking or by eating with a spoon. He was supping straight from the bottle. |
swallow | Enclose or envelop completely as if by swallowing. She swallowed hard sniffing back her tears. |
tackle | Try to stop the forward progress of (the ball carrier) by seizing them and knocking them to the ground. Police have launched an initiative to tackle rising crime. |
throw to the ground | Place or put with great energy. |
topple | Cause to topple or tumble by pushing. Disagreement had threatened to topple the government. |
toss off | Throw or toss with a light motion. |
trip up | Get high, stoned, or drugged. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “down” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
acting up | Serving temporarily especially as a substitute. |
blue | Of a ski run of the second lowest level of difficulty as indicated by blue markers positioned along it. A blue day. |
broken | Having been broken. He went to his grave a broken man. |
broken-down | In deplorable condition. |
defective | Imperfect or faulty. Defective speech. |
dejected | Sad and depressed; dispirited. Is dejected but trying to look cheerful. |
depressed | Flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces. She felt lonely and depressed. |
despondent | In low spirits from loss of hope or courage. She grew more and more despondent. |
disheartened | Made less hopeful or enthusiastic. A disheartened tone of voice. |
dismal | (of a person or their mood) gloomy. The first dismal dispiriting days of November. |
dispirited | Filled with melancholy and despondency. A dispirited and resigned expression on her face. |
down in the mouth | Shut. |
down pat | Being put out by a strikeout. |
downcast | (of a person) feeling despondent. You mustn t be downcast. |
downhearted | Discouraged; in low spirits. Fans must not be downhearted even though we lost. |
downward | Moving or leading towards a lower place or level. The downward pull of gravity. |
faulty | Not working or made correctly; having defects. Her character was faulty. |
gloomy | Depressingly dark. Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face. |
glum | Moody and melancholic. The princess looked glum but later cheered up. |
grim | Shockingly repellent; inspiring horror. Few creatures thrive in this grim and hostile land. |
in disrepair | Directed or bound inward. |
in low spirits | Directed or bound inward. |
inoperative | Not working or taking effect. The Act may be rendered inoperative. |
low | Below average in amount extent or intensity. A low cut black dress. |
low-spirited | Filled with melancholy and despondency. |
malfunctioning | Not performing or able to perform its regular function. A malfunctioning valve. |
mastered | Understood perfectly. |
melancholy | Having a feeling of melancholy sad and pensive. The melancholy tone of her writing. |
miserable | Very unhappy; full of misery. All they pay me is a miserable 8 000 a year. |
morose | Showing a brooding ill humor- Bruce Bli. She was morose and silent when she got home. |
not functional | Involving or affecting function rather than physiology. |
not in operation | Directed or bound inward. |
not in working order | Directed or bound inward. |
not working | Adopted as a temporary basis for further work. |
out of order | Outer or outlying. |
sad | Of things that make you feel sad Christina Rossetti. Her clothes were in sad shape. |
sorrowful | Feeling or showing grief. Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful. |
tearful | Showing sorrow. Tearful entreaties. |
unhappy | Unfortunate. Many were unhappy about the scale of the cuts. |
unserviceable | Not in working order or fulfilling its function adequately; unfit for use. Unserviceable equipment may be replaced. |
wretched | (of a person) in a very unhappy or unfortunate state. Wretched prisoners huddled in stinking cages. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “down” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
downstairs | On or to a lower floor. She called him downstairs. |
downward | Towards a lower place, point, or level. Prices plunged downward. |
downwardly | Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position. |
downwards | Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position. |
in a lower position | To or toward the inside of. |
over | Over the entire area. He leant over and tapped me on the hand. |
curtail | Reduce in extent or quantity; impose a restriction on. Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries. |
debase | Corrupt debase or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones. The King was forced to debase the coinage. |
declension | The inflection of nouns and pronouns and adjectives in Indo-European languages. The declension of the new generation. |
decline | Show unwillingness towards. The roof declines here. |
declivity | A downward slope. A thickly wooded declivity. |
decrease | Decrease in size extent or range. The rate of decrease became greater. |
demoralize | Cause (someone) to lose confidence or hope. The bad state of her child s health demoralizes her. |
depletion | The state of being depleted. The depletion of the ozone layer. |
depress | Lessen the activity or force of. Alcohol depresses the nervous system. |
descend | Move down a scale of quality. A flight of stairs descended a steep slope. |
descending | Moving or sloping downwards. A passage of descending chords. |
descent | A sudden violent attack. A descent on the Channel ports. |
diminish | Lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of. The pain will gradually diminish. |
diminution | A reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something. The disease shows no signs of diminution. |
disparagement | The act of speaking contemptuously of. |
downgrade | An instance of reducing someone or something’s rank, status, or level of importance. A steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second. |
downturn | A worsening of business or economic activity. A downturn in the housing market. |
drop | A section of theatrical scenery lowered from the flies a drop cloth or drop curtain. East drops the 10 on the second round. |
falling | Decreasing in amount or degree. Falling temperature. |
lessen | Make smaller. The years have lessened the gap in age between us. |
low | Below average in amount extent or intensity. The river was low. |
lower | Move something or somebody to a lower position. Lower expectations. |
reduce | Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements. The cook reduced the sauce by boiling it for a long time. |
reduction | The simplification of a subject or problem to a particular form in presentation or analysis. The reaction is limited to reduction to the hydrocarbon. |
retrench | Make (an employee) redundant. Right wing parties which seek to retrench the welfare state. |
rundown | (especially of a building or area) in a poor or neglected state after having been prosperous. He gave his teammates a rundown on the opposition. |
sink | Fall or sink heavily. They planned to sink a gold mine in Oklahoma. |
submergence | The process or state of being submerged in or covered with water. Total submergence of plants results in heavy crop losses. |
substrate | An underlying substance or layer. Optical disk substrates. |
under | Under water. The under parts of a machine. |
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