Another word for down
down
prep. and modif.
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.
Physically lower
below, depressed, underneath, prostrate; see resting 1, under 1.
Figuratively lower
inferior, lowly, below par, in check; see poor 1, restrained, sick, under 2.
Dejected
downcast, depressed, dispirited; see sad 1.
Not working
inoperative, out of order, malfunctioning; see broken 2.
down
v.
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Another word for down
Characterized by reduced economic activity:
dull, off, slack, slow, sluggish, soft. See increaseSuffering from or affected with an illness:
ill, sick, unwell. (Informal) laid up. (Chiefly Regional) poorly. See healthIn low spirits:
blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, low, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful. Idiom: down at (or in) the mouth. See happy
To cause to fall, as from a shot or blow:
bring down, cut down, drop, fell1, flatten, floor, ground, knock down, level, prostrate, strike down, throw. (Slang) deck1. Idiom: lay low. See riseTo swallow (food or drink) greedily or rapidly in large amounts:
bolt, englut, engorge, gobble, gulp, guzzle, ingurgitate, swill, wolf. See ingestion
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