Synonyms for downtown
ˈdaʊnˈtaʊndown·town

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1. downtownnoun

   Synonyms:
   city, CBD, Central Business District

2. downtownnoun

   of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area

   John walked everyday to his downtown job.

   Synonyms:
   Central Business District, CBD, city

3. downtownnoun

   Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.

   That shot came from way downtown!

   Synonyms:
   CBD, Central Business District, city

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1. business district, downtownadjective

   the central area or commercial center of a town or city

   "the heart of Birmingham's downtown"

   Synonyms:
   business district

   Antonyms:
   uptown

2. downtownadverb

   of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center

   "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"

   Antonyms:
   uptown

3. downtownadverb

   toward or in the lower or central part of town

   Antonyms:
   uptown

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "downtown":

   centre-ville, inner-city, amid, midtown, central, city, town

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1. Devin Howard:

   It would be definitely beneficial, i know for myself personal friends haven't left at least four blocks going east, west, north and south. Some never seen downtown. And when I see some of their reactions, when I expose them to some of the things that I've done already – and it's not like nothing major to me – but when I see their expression, it gives me a happy feeling inside.

2. Paul Castro:

   It was July 6, 2021, my two sons and I had just finished going to an Astros game in Downtown Houston. And on the way back, there was this guy who was driving quite erratically.

3. Marleine Bastien:

   They were calling from China, from Venezuela. Coming here with cases of money ! We used to think that the allure of Little Haiti was the fact that it's close to downtown, close to both airports and close to the beach. Unbeknownst to us, it's because we are positioned at a higher altitude.

4. Kathleen Sauer:

   Look at our downtown, almost all the stores are open and we have more coming in.

5. Elliot Urcuhuaranga:

   It's an invitation for taggers and graffiti artists to cover downtown Lima in paint, that's what they're going to do.