downwards has 3 distinct synonyms spread across 1 of its 1 sense. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is upwards.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
“don't fall down”
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for downwards come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.