downward

Adjective Satellite

• extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
  • "the downward course of the stream"
• on or toward a surface regarded as a base
  • "he lay face downward"
  • "the downward pull of gravity"

Adverb

• Moving or tending from a higher to a lower place.
• spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
  • "prices plunged downward"

Adv

• Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.
• At a lower level.
• Southward.

Adj

• Moving, sloping or oriented downward.
• Located at a lower level.

Examples

• He spoke with a downward glance.
• His position in society moved ever downward.
• The natural disasters put downward pressure on the creditworthiness of the nation’s insurance groups.
• The score trended DOWNWARD after a few missed bingo opportunities.

Synonyms

down, downwardly, downwards

Antonyms

up, upward, upwardly, upwards

Anagrams of downward