Antonyms for buttoned down


Grammar : Adj, verb
Spell : buht-n-doun
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʌt nˌdaʊn


Definition of buttoned down

  • As in orthodox : adj accepted, traditional
  • As in secure : adj fastened, stable
  • As in straight : adj conventional, square
  • As in button-down : adj conventional
  • As in indicate : verb signify, display
  • As in list : verb keep a record; tabulate
  • As in point : verb show as probable; call attention
  • As in rank : verb line up; classify in system
  • As in rate : verb judge, classify
  • As in recognize : verb identify
  • As in secure : verb attach, tie up
  • As in sort : verb place in order
  • As in specify : verb designate; decide definitely
  • As in transact : verb do business, carry out
  • As in type : verb classify
  • As in cap : verb outdo a performance
  • As in categorize : verb sort by type, classification
  • As in characterize : verb typify, distinguish
  • As in classify : verb categorize
  • As in close : verb complete, finish, stop
  • As in consummate : verb achieve, finish
  • As in designate : verb specify as selection
  • As in identify : verb recognize; label
Example sentences :
  • He used to wear A long, brown coat that buttoned down before.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Humorous Verse » by Various
  • Then she buttoned down her stumpy tail, and waddled off truffle-hunting.
  • Extract from : « Lives of the Fur Folk » by M. D. Haviland
  • Then he buttoned down the flap again and returned to the deck.
  • Extract from : « The Mummy and Miss Nitocris » by George Griffith
  • Gallwey stood fumbling with his pistol-holster, which, as it happened, was buttoned down.
  • Extract from : « By Right of Purchase » by Harold Bindloss
  • She was, by the strangest accident in the world, wearing a red sweater that buttoned down the front.
  • Extract from : « The Boys of Columbia High on the Gridiron » by Graham B. Forbes
  • To the surprise of the maid, the small girl was up and had on her own old dress that buttoned down the front.
  • Extract from : « Dixie Martin » by Grace May North
  • Have the lamps in good order and burning brightly, and see that the curtains are buttoned down so as to keep the inside dry.
  • Extract from : « Horace Chase » by Constance Fenimore Woolson
  • They buttoned down the front and they had sleeves—it was a one-piece unit?
  • Extract from : « Warren Commission (10 of 26): Hearings Vol. X (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
  • At his belt, and significantly in front and buttoned down, hung two splendid revolvers.
  • Extract from : « The Eagle's Heart » by Hamlin Garland
  • Such counterpanes generally have a lining which is turned back on the right side, and buttoned down at the point of each scallop.
  • Extract from : « Beeton's Book of Needlework » by Isabella Beeton

Synonyms for buttoned down

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