Usually means: Downward movement in writing, strumming.
Definitions Related words Mentions Lyrics History
We found 17 dictionaries that define the word downstroke:

General (15 matching dictionaries)
  1. downstroke: Merriam-Webster
  2. downstroke: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. downstroke: Collins English Dictionary
  4. downstroke: Vocabulary.com
  5. downstroke: Wordnik
  6. downstroke: Wiktionary
  7. downstroke: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. Downstroke, downstroke: Dictionary.com
  9. Downstroke: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. downstroke: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  11. downstroke: Rhymezone
  12. Downstroke: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  13. downstroke: FreeDictionary.org
  14. downstroke: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. downstroke: TheFreeDictionary.com

Tech (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  2. Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary (No longer online)

(Note: See downstrokes as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (downstroke)

▸ noun:  A downward stroke, especially one that is part of a sequence of alternating upward and downward strokes.

Similar:
upstroke, understroke, downstrike, downbeat, hair stroke, forward stroke, minim, stroke, brushstroke, penstroke, more...

Opposite:
upstroke, uplift, upswing

Types:
legato, tenuto, staccato, portato, spiccato, pizzicato, more...

Adjectives:
left, first, next, rapid, vertical, right, initial, gradual, sharp, single, final



▸ Words similar to downstroke

▸ Usage examples for downstroke

▸ Idioms related to downstroke

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Popular adjectives describing downstroke

▸ Words that often appear near downstroke

▸ Rhymes of downstroke

▸ Invented words related to downstroke

Similar:
upstroke, understroke, downstrike, downbeat, hair stroke, forward stroke, minim, stroke, brushstroke, penstroke, more...

Opposite:
upstroke, uplift, upswing

Types:
legato, tenuto, staccato, portato, spiccato, pizzicato, more...

Adjectives:
left, first, next, rapid, vertical, right, initial, gradual, sharp, single, final



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.


(Click a button above to see words related to "downstroke" that fit the given meter.)



Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux