downward
pronunciation
How to pronounce downward in British English:
UK [ˈdaʊnwəd]
How to pronounce downward in American English:
US [ˈdaʊnwərd]
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- Adjective:
- on or toward a surface regarded as a base
- extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
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- Adverb:
- spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Word Origin
- downward (adv.)
- c. 1200, from down (adv.) + -ward. Old English had aduneweard in this sense. Downwards, with adverbial genitive, had a parallel in Old English ofduneweardes.
Antonym
Example
- 1. Overall , conversion rates are starting to trend downward .
- 2. The persistent downward revisions to gdp growth do look suspicious .
- 3. She had been lying face downward , and now she sat up .
- 4. His sword is turned downward as a sign of peace .
- 5. When a skateboarder rolls down a hill , she 's letting gravity pull her downward .