Synonyms for downy
ˈdaʊ nidowny

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1. downy, downlike, flossy, fluffyadjective

   like down or as soft as down

   Synonyms:
   fluffy, pubescent, downlike, flossy, sericeous, puberulent

   Antonyms:
   hairless, hard

2. downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeousadjective

   covered with fine soft hairs or down

   "downy milkweed seeds"

   Synonyms:
   fluffy, pubescent, downlike, flossy, sericeous, puberulent

   Antonyms:
   hard, hairless

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1. downyadjective

   Synonyms:
   pubescent, flocculent

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1. Animal Control Warden Jason Pound:

   I could smell it and could tell that it had actually been through a cycle, smelled like Downy.

2. Scott C. Holstad:

   i want to hold her to me, take away her pain, fear, make her believe someone gives a shit. i want to stroke the nape of her soft downy neck, cover her eyes with my hand, feel her cheeks quiver beneath -- i want to know her, but like one wounded she won’t let them close. she’s afraid to live life at times she feels a feeling similar to one she had as a child but when it appears she pushes the plunger and it disappears.