Antonyms for casting down


Grammar : Verb
Spell : kast, kahst
Phonetic Transcription : kæst, kɑst


Definition of casting down

Origin :
  • mid-13c., "a throw, an act of throwing," from cast (v.). In early use especially of dice, hence figurative uses relating to fortune or fate. Meaning "that which is cast" is from c.1550s. Meaning "dash or shade of color" is from c.1600. The sense of "a throw" carried an idea of "the form the thing takes after it has been thrown," which led to widespread and varied meanings, such as "group of actors in a play" (1630s). OED finds 42 distinct noun meaning and 83 verbal ones, with many sub-definitions. Many of the figurative senses converged in a general meaning "sort, kind, style" (mid-17c.). A cast in the eye (early 14c.) preserves the older verbal sense of "warp, turn."
  • As in lower : verb let down; fall
  • As in lower : verb belittle, disgrace
  • As in raze : verb flatten, knock down; wipe out
  • As in sadden : verb upset, depress
  • As in sink : verb fall in, go under
  • As in sink : verb be humble or humbled
  • As in submerse : verb sink
  • As in debase : verb degrade, shame
  • As in defeat : verb frustrate
  • As in degrade : verb shame, humiliate
  • As in demean : verb humble, humiliate
  • As in depress : verb deject, make despondent; exhaust
  • As in disappoint : verb sadden, dismay; frustrate
  • As in discourage : verb dishearten, dispirit
  • As in dishearten : verb depress, ruin one's hopes
  • As in humble : verb shame, put down
  • As in humiliate : verb embarrass, put down
Example sentences :
  • "Oh, I'm quite sure of that," said Lady Hester, casting down her eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Daltons, Volume II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
  • "No, I have not," replied the damsel, casting down her eyes.
  • Extract from : « A Hungarian Nabob » by Maurus Jkai
  • "It was my father's residence," replied Buckingham, casting down his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Ten Years Later » by Alexandre Dumas, Pere
  • "Soon after I went first," said Nora, casting down her eyes.
  • Extract from : « A True Friend » by Adeline Sergeant
  • And steady,” replied Hugh, casting down his eyes; “for that is what I want most of all.
  • Extract from : « The Crofton Boys » by Harriet Martineau
  • "I remember it well, Señor," she answered, casting down her eyes for an instant.
  • Extract from : « When Dreams Come True » by Ritter Brown
  • "He cannot live alone," said Gervais, casting down his eyes.
  • Extract from : « Popular Tales » by Madame Guizot
  • "Your majesty has divined the truth," she replied, casting down her eyes.
  • Extract from : « Boscobel: or, the royal oak » by William Harrison Ainsworth
  • "Ever since I knew you," said the Kisaki, casting down her eyes.
  • Extract from : « The Usurper » by Judith Gautier
  • "And of my own heart," she added, casting down her eyes, and blushing.
  • Extract from : « The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 » by George W. M. Reynolds

Synonyms for casting down

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