Antonyms for down home


Grammar : Adj
Spell : doun-hohm
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊnˈhoʊm


Definition of down home

  • As in informal : adj casual, simple
  • As in unpretentious : adj simple, honest
  • As in trustworthy : adj reliable
  • As in casual : adj nonchalant, relaxed in manner
  • As in earthy : adj unsophisticated
  • As in home : adj domestic
Example sentences :
  • When we get down home out of danger, I'll let you hug and cry as much as you please.
  • Extract from : « The Ranger » by Edward S. Ellis
  • No, not exactly, though the sunset did look a bit like some we have down home.
  • Extract from : « For the Honor of the School » by Ralph Henry Barbour
  • Lizzie got down home all right and her brother is coming back with her.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward » by T. G. Steward
  • And yet, he had said no more than some stranger, if there could be such a stranger, would have said down home.
  • Extract from : « The Sport of the Gods » by Paul Laurence Dunbar
  • I brought them down home, and nursed him for three months, till he died.
  • Extract from : « With Wolfe in Canada » by G. A. Henty
  • You know, down home they're nice to you if they know who you are, and all about your family.
  • Extract from : « Kit of Greenacre Farm » by Izola Forrester
  • But down home there is n't anybody around his house, and that's lonesomer still.
  • Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart
  • We walked together down to your street, Forty-fourthand then you turned off and I went on down home.
  • Extract from : « The Luminous Face » by Carolyn Wells
  • Aminta nodded and smiled, and Selina kissed her hand in joy, saying, that down home she would not be so shy of calling her Aminta.
  • Extract from : « Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete » by George Meredith
  • What wouldn't I give to have a good dog just now, such as my old Bunker down home in Virginia.
  • Extract from : « Canoe Mates in Canada » by St. George Rathborne

Synonyms for down home

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