Usually means: Direction toward the Earth's center.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions Lyrics History
We found 20 dictionaries that define the word downwards:

General (18 matching dictionaries)
  1. downwards: Merriam-Webster
  2. downwards: Collins English Dictionary
  3. downwards: Vocabulary.com
  4. Downwards, downwards: Wordnik
  5. downwards: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. downwards: Wiktionary
  7. downwards: Dictionary.com
  8. downwards: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  9. Downwards: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  10. downwards: Rhymezone
  11. downwards: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. downwards: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  13. downwards: FreeDictionary.org
  14. downwards: Mnemonic Dictionary
  15. downwards: TheFreeDictionary.com
  16. downwards: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. downwards: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. downwards: Encyclopedia

(Note: See downward as well.)

Google, News, Images, Wikipedia, Reddit, BlueSky
Definitions from Wiktionary (
)
American English Definition British English Definition
▸ adverb:  Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
▸ adverb:  Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.

Similar:
down, bottomwards, descendingly, abapically, decliningly, inferiorly, upwards, loweringly, backwardly, bottom-upwards, more...

Opposite:
upwards, up, upward

Types:
up, down, upwards, upstream, downstream, upwind, downwind, upstairs, downstairs, more...

Phrases:
face downwards, concave downwards, smiling downwards, opposite of downwards, gently sloping downwards, more...

Adjectives:
top, bent, curved, little, straight, concave, right, further, vertical, lower, open



▸ Words similar to downwards

▸ Usage examples for downwards

▸ Idioms related to downwards

▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)

▸ Words that often appear near downwards

▸ Rhymes of downwards

▸ Invented words related to downwards

Similar:
down, bottomwards, descendingly, abapically, decliningly, inferiorly, upwards, loweringly, backwardly, bottom-upwards, more...

Opposite:
upwards, up, upward

Types:
up, down, upwards, upstream, downstream, upwind, downwind, upstairs, downstairs, more...

Phrases:
face downwards, concave downwards, smiling downwards, opposite of downwards, gently sloping downwards, outwards and downwards, to extend downwards, more...

Adjectives:
top, bent, curved, little, straight, concave, right, further, vertical, lower, open



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 "downwards" 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