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Meaning of downwards
The primary meaning of "downwards" is relating to or moving in a direction from a higher to a lower place or position.
Etymology of downwards
The word "downwards" has its roots in Old English and Germanic languages, with "down" coming from Old English "dūn" meaning "hill" or "mountain", and the suffix "-wards" indicating direction, from Old English "-weard" meaning "toward" or "in the direction of".
Synonyms
downwards
downward
down
declivous
sloping
descending
inclined
slanting
plummeting
dropping
falling
sinking
sliding
gliding
slipping
tumbling
cascading
spilling
rolling
toppling
plummeting
nose-diving
free-falling
cascading
sloping
inclining
declining
decreasing
waning
lessening
diminishing
reducing
lowering
sinking
subsiding
descending
dropping
falling
plummeting
Definitions
- Relating to or moving in a direction from a higher to a lower place or position
- * Extending or moving from a higher to a lower level or position
Usage Examples
- The ball rolled downwards, picking up speed as it went
- * The company's profits have been moving downwards over the past year
- * The hikers climbed upwards for hours, then slid downwards on their bellies
Antonyms
upwards
upward
up
ascending
rising
climbing
soaring
increasing
growing
expanding
ascending
mounting
soaring
rising
climbing
surging
ballooning
escalating
heightening
intensifying
strengthening
amplifying
augmenting
boosting