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down

[doun] / daʊn /
ADJECTIVE
below; physically lower
Synonyms
STRONGEST
downward
STRONG
cascading declining depressed descending downgrade downhill dropping falling inferior precipitating sagging sinking sliding slipping slumping
WEAK
bottomward earthward gravitating groundward nether subjacent to the bottom under underneath
Antonyms
WEAK
above cheerful cheery happy heartened higher
ADJECTIVE
unhappy, depressed
Synonyms
STRONGEST
low off
STRONG
bad blue dejected depressed disheartened dispirited downcast slack
WEAK
cast down chapfallen crestfallen downhearted miserable sad sluggish
Antonyms
STRONG
cheerful encouraged happy heartened joyous satisfied
WEAK
above cheery higher

Example Sentences

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A second US crew member who was missing in Iran after an American F-15 fighter jet was shot down has been rescued.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The denim maker said the amount of product it got through the Strait of Hormuz, a major oil shipping lane that Iran has largely locked down, was “very, very minor.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 2026

Companies will also begin reporting earnings, with results due from Delta Air Lines DAL -1.24%decrease; red down pointing triangle and Constellation Brands STZ 0.07%increase; green up pointing triangle .

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

In simple terms, light slows down more inside this material than in others.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

All the ways he’s let me down bubble up in my mind.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.