downwards

English

Adverb

downwards (comparative more downwards, superlative most downwards)

1. Towards a lower place; towards what is below.

   Gravity pulls everything downwards.

2. To a lower figure or amount.
3. Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior etc.

   After the oil price rises, the economy headed downwards

Synonyms

• down, downward

Antonyms

• upwards

Translations

towards a lower place

• Dutch: benedenwaarts (nl)
• Finnish: alas (fi), alaspäin (fi)
• Hungarian: lefelé (hu)

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: به‌ره‌ونزم, به‌ره‌وخوار

• Slovene: dôl (sl)

to a lower figure or amount

• Kurdish:

  Sorani: به‌ره‌ونزم

Anagrams

• drawdowns