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downward

/ˈdaʊnwəd/
adjective
  1. Moving, sloping or oriented downward.

    "He spoke with a downward glance."

  2. Located at a lower level.

adverb
  1. Toward a lower level, whether in physical space, in a hierarchy, or in amount or value.

    "His position in society moved ever downward."

  2. At a lower level.

  3. Southward

Synonymsdown, downwards
Antonymsup, upwards

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