downwards

About 2.29 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adverb Towards a lower place; towards what is below.

   Gravity pulls everything downwards.

2. adverb Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc.

   After the rise in oil prices, the economy headed downwards.

3. adjective Downward.

Similar words

down lower below ned downstairs low bottom bas declines decreases

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