downwards

Adverb

• spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

Adv

• Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
• Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.

Examples

• After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed downwards.
• Gravity pulls everything downwards.

Synonyms

down, downward, downwardly

Antonyms

up, upward, upwardly, upwards