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Another word for downward

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downward

modif.

earthward, descending, downwards; see down 1.

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Another word for downward

adjective

Moving or sloping down:

descendent, descending. See rise

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The path wound its way downward, dumping them into a draw far enough away to be safe.
The steady downward spiral of snowflakes was mesmerizing, peaceful.
It was built on high ground, and the forest sloped downward and away from the fortress.
It was hard to keep her eyes from drifting downward, to the body that was nothing but muscle under taut bronze skin.
From Bagdad downward, the course of the Tigris is peculiarly serpentine and shifting.

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