downwards

1. 1.

   spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

   “don't fall down”

   “rode the lift up and skied down”

   “prices plunged downward”

   Synonymsdowndownwarddownwardly

   Antonymsupwards

Questions about downwards

What does downwards mean?

downwards means "spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position".

How many syllables are in downwards?

downwards has 2 syllables: down-wards. The stress falls on "down". In IPA it is /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/.

What is another word for downwards?

Close synonyms include down, downward, downwardly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of downwards?

The recorded antonyms are upwards.

Is downwards a common word?

downwards is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.