Word DOWN: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

down

🇺🇸 [daʊn]

Meanings

Toward or in a lower position. It can also refer to a decline or reduction in something or to soft feathers on birds.

Examples

• She walked down the stairs to the kitchen.
• The price of gasoline went down after the announcement.
• They traveled down the river by boat.
• He’s feeling a bit down today after hearing the bad news.
• The bird flapped its wings and floated gently down to the ground.

Synonyms

below • under • downward

Antonyms

up • above • higher