Synonyms for downward


Grammar : Adj
Spell : doun-werd
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdaʊn wərd


Définition of downward

Origin :
  • c.1200, from down (adv.) + -ward. Old English had aduneweard in this sense. Downwards, with adverbial genitive, had a parallel in Old English ofduneweardes.
  • adj earthward
Example sentences :
  • I know it all by heart—all the things to say to a man on the downward path.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • A moment later they were on the downward slope, and she had vanished from their view.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The harder you blow the greater will be the downward movement.
  • Extract from : « Flying Machines » by W.J. Jackman and Thos. H. Russell
  • The hands are thrust upward, outward, and downward with force.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 58, August, 1862 » by Various
  • He indicated the third person by a downward thrust of the thumb to the box on which they sat.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • "Democracy, dear ladies," said Boltt, with a downward motion of his fingers.
  • Extract from : « Changing Winds » by St. John G. Ervine
  • Oro is as heavy in its upward falling as Grah is in its downward.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • The screaming Mrs. Beasley collapsed against its downward side.
  • Extract from : « Cy Whittaker's Place » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Ferdinand illustrated his words with a downward and an upward pointing of the finger.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • Yet it continued, and the ever downward slope went on, and on.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

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