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View synonyms for downwards

downwards

/ ˈdaʊnwədz /

adverb

  1. from a higher to a lower place, level, etc

  2. from an earlier time or source to a later

    from the Tudors downwards

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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And borrowing costs for the government itself are already edging downwards, all of which would give her more room for manoeuvre.

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Is the wave traveling upwards or downwards when it reaches the receiver?

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This Beveridge curve represents a relationship between unemployment and job opening rates and typically slopes downwards.

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And according to those on the frontlines, the age of users is trending downwards.

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While traditional TV viewing figures have been trending downwards, the reach of online personalities has only increased.

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