Synonyms for top-down
top-down

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1. top-downadjective

   Antonyms:
   bottom-up

2. top-downadjective

   Antonyms:
   bottom-up

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1. top-downadjective

   of an approach to a problem that begins at the highest conceptual level and works down to the details

   "a top-down analysis might begin by looking at macro-economic trends"; "top-down programming"

   Antonyms:
   bottom-up

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1. List of paraphrases for "top-down":

   downward, descending, scion, vertical, descendant, descendent, hierarchical

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1. David Asher:

   This was a policy decision, it was a systematic decision, they serially ripped apart this entire effort that was very well supported and resourced, and it was done from the top down.

2. Mitch Abrams:

   For the millions of kids who don’t get anywhere near the IOC this needs to be a top-down approach.

3. Mehmet Oz:

   There's no question COVID steeled me to run for office because you better be pretty tough. Rhino skin to be able to deal with the criticism, what really got me going is when I realized the duplicitousness of the process that an authoritarian overreaching government, a top-down approach, which was destined to fail, could be lied about, that you actually could see government conspiring with media and industry to tell stories that just really don't match the reality of what we're facing.

4. Bobby Jindal:

   We're supposed to be the free-market party. Let's actually act like it. Let's get away from this top-down planning.

5. Michael Moller:

   It's tough for some of these guys to swallow. And it's tough, particularly for some of the bigger countries that are used to a very top-down governance.