Synonyms for download
ˈdaʊnˌloʊddown·load

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. downloadverb

   Synonyms:
   copy, dl, DL, transfer, move, take

   Antonyms:
   upload

2. downloadverb

   A file transfer to the local computer, especially one in progress.

   The download took longer than I expected.

   Synonyms:
   transfer, copy, DL, take, move, dl

   Antonyms:
   upload

3. downloadverb

   A file that has been, or will be transferred in this way.

   I got the download but it wouldn't work on my computer.

   Synonyms:
   dl, take, transfer, move, DL, copy

   Antonyms:
   upload

4. downloadverb

   to transfer a file to or from removable media.

   I needed to download photos to a CD-ROM

   Synonyms:
   take, copy, dl, transfer, DL, move

   Antonyms:
   upload

5. downloadverb

   to install software.

   Synonyms:
   move, take, DL, copy, transfer, dl

   Antonyms:
   upload

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:2.3 / 4 votes

1. downloadverb

   transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location

   Antonyms:
   upload

Matched Categories

1. • Transfer

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.3 / 4 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "download":

   downloading, downloaded, downloads, offload, unload, téléchargement, unloading, discharge, offloading, offloads, downloadable, upload, shock, de-stage, off-load, uploading, offloaded, destage, unloaded, downlink, dump, bleed, relief

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How to use download in a sentence?

1. Michael Brown:

   The CVR recording media appears to be in good condition. We're still working to download the data from that.

2. Leo Taddeo:

   The fact that you can affect the infrastructure with stuff you can download off the Internet shouldn't give us any comfort.

3. Read MoreShe:

   So I used to teach contract law. And I thought I would make this easy. I wrote up a release and covenant not to sue. And all that Mayor Bloomberg has to do is download it. I'll text it, sign it. And then the women, or men, will be free to speak and tell their own stories.

4. Evan Burfield:

   Let's say you get someone to download your app. You literally have one or two or three seconds in which to have something that's intriguing to them, or they bounce.

5. Chief Executive Officer William Rogers:

   We began our own internal investigation and through that process, approximately 6 to 8 weeks ago, we discovered that the former employee attempted to download client information.