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[ doun-werd ] / ˈdaʊn wərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR downward ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbAlso downwards. from a higher to a lower place or condition. down from a source or beginning: As the river flows downward, it widens. from a past time, predecessor, or ancestor: The estate was handed downward from generation to generation. adjectivemoving or tending to a lower place or condition. descending from a source or beginning. Origin of downward1150–1200; Middle English dounward, aphetic variant of adounward,Old English adūnweard.See down1, -ward OTHER WORDS FROM downwarddown·ward·ly, adverbdown·ward·ness, nounWords nearby downwarddowntrend, downtrodden, downturn, down under, downvote, downward, downward mobility, downwards, downwash, downwelling, downwind Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downwardThis downward spiral involving local power politics was obvious to the Americans in the valley. Heart of Darkness: Into Afghanistan’s Taliban Valley|Matt Trevithick, Daniel Seckman|November 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST To his fellow survivors and to the audience, this delusion indicates another slip on a downward spiral. The Walking Dead’s Luke Skywalker: Rick Grimes Is the Perfect Modern-Day Mythical Hero|Regina Lizik|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST That differential accounted for about 60 percent of the downward revision. How Obamacare Helped Crash the Economy|Daniel Gross|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST Even a modest hit from sanctions or pullback by foreign investors will only add to that downward spiral. Putin’s Patriotism is Phony, His Desperation is Real|Andrew Nagorski|April 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
You point out this consistent prediction that the United States is on this downward slope. Sunday Q&A: Josef Joffe on the Myth of American Decline|Michael Moynihan|November 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST A movement and my legs might fall off the limb and drag me downward. The Rifle Rangers|Captain Mayne Reid They stood side by side, bracing themselves against the downward slope of the deck. West Wind Drift|George Barr McCutcheon When Jack paused on his downward way, the priest coming up at once knelt on the steps to show his reverence. The Harlequin Opal, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Fergus Hume Outside, the demons yelled and screeched still louder, and the downward motion was so apparent that Johannes grew dizzy. The Quest|Frederik van Eeden It reached this point by a single run, although its back was downward as it crawled. The Boy Hunters|Captain Mayne Reid
British Dictionary definitions for downward
adjectivedescending from a higher to a lower level, condition, position, etc descending from a beginning Derived forms of downwarddownwardly, adverbdownwardness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to downwarddescending, downwards, down |