Synonyms for down

1. Having a downward motion

   forward, headlong, downward, downhill, downstairs, bottomward, downgrade, on a downward course, from higher to lower, to the bottom, downwardly, in a descending direction, to a lower position, declining, falling, descending, gravitating, slipping, sliding, cascading, sagging, precipitating, slumping, dropping, sinking, earthward, groundward, southward, hellward.

   Antonyms up*, upward, rising.

2. Physically lower

   below, depressed, underneath, prostrate; see resting 1, under 1.

3. Figuratively lower

   inferior, lowly, below par, in check; see poor 1, restrained, sick, under 2.

4. Dejected

   downcast, depressed, dispirited; see sad 1.

5. Not working

   inoperative, out of order, malfunctioning; see broken 2.

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