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downwards.

Towards a lower place; towards what is below.

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈdaʊnwədz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdaʊnwɚdz/US
  1. Towards a lower place; towards what is below.

    not-comparable
    Gravity pulls everything downwards.
  2. Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.

    not-comparable
    After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed downwards.
Where this word comes from

From down + -wards.

adj/ˈdaʊnwədz/Received-Pronunciation/ˈdaʊnwɚdz/US
  1. Downward.

Where this word comes from

From down + -wards.

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