downward

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
  2. adjective on or toward a surface regarded as a base
  3. adverb spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

Etymology

From down + -ward.

In classic literature

Synonyms

down

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