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Synonyms for downward
ˈdaʊn wərddown·ward
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Princeton's WordNet
down(a), downward(a)adjective
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
"the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"
Antonyms:
ascending(a), up, upwardly, upward, upwardsdownward(ip)adverb
on or toward a surface regarded as a base
"he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"
Antonyms:
ascending(a), up, upwardly, upward, upwardsdown, downwards, downward, downwardlyadverb
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
"don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward"
Synonyms:
down, downwardly, downwardsAntonyms:
up, ascending(a), upwardly, upwards, upward
Dictionary of English Synonymes
downwardadjective
Synonyms:
down, in a descending course
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "downward":
downwards, top-down, down, decreasing, regressive, downstream, declining, degressive
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How to use downward in a sentence?
Consumers are increasingly struggling to navigate the ongoing effects from the spike in prices last year by drawing on credit and savings, with consumer demand likely to continue its downward trajectory, business investment is also likely to slow in the coming quarters, increasing the probability of a recession this year.
Steve Squeri, we see you. We're going to keep coming after you. We're going to be exposing American Express. We're going to be directly attacking your company's reputation, change your policies. Make an announcement. Protect your employees from racialist harassment and abuse in the workplace. And if not, organizations like Color of United … We're going to be going after your brand identity and perception in a relentless way, so you have a final chance to do the right thing, and if not, I think you’re going to see very quickly the reputation of your company going downward in a bad direction.
It's a stemming of the downward momentum because it does give some trade optimism, we're getting into the tail end of earnings season, so geopolitical and macroeconomic news will dominate the markets direction for the next few weeks.
New hospital admissions are trending downward, but this will only become a trend if we keep mitigation efforts up.
The resulting downward price pressure would raise the risk of social instability or financial difficulties if producers found it difficult to pay back debt. Continued price declines would for some countries and companies make an already difficult situation even worse.
Translations for downward
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- спадащ, надолуBulgarian
- alaspäin, laskevaFinnish
- whakararoMāori
- neerwaartsDutch
- para baixoPortuguese
- coborâtoare, coborâtor, în coborâre, descendent, în josRomanian
- вниз, нисходящий, спускатьсяRussian
- nedåt, neråtSwedish
- ลงThai
- đi xuốngVietnamese
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