What does DOWNWARD mean?

Definitions for DOWNWARD
ˈdaʊn wərddown·ward

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. down(a), downward(a)adjective

    extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

    "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

  2. downward(ip)adverb

    on or toward a surface regarded as a base

    "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"

  3. down, downwards, downward, downwardlyadverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. downwardadverb

    toward a lower level, either in space or in a hierarchy or an amount

    His position in society moved ever downward.

  2. downwardadjective

    moving or sloping down

    He spoke with a downward glance.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Downwardadjective

    With downward force,
    That drove the sand along, he took his way,
    And roll’d his yellow billows to the sea. John Dryden, Æn.

    When Aurora leaves our northern sphere,
    She lights the downward heaven, and rises there. John Dryden, Virg.

    At the lowest of my downward thoughts, I pulled up my heart to remember, that nothing is atchieved before it be thoroughly attempted, and that lying still doth never go forward. Philip Sidney.

  2. Downward, Downwardsadverb

    Etymology: duneweard, Saxon.

    As you lift up the glasses the drop will ascend slower and slower, and at length rest, being carried downward by its weight, as much as upwards by the attraction. Isaac Newton, Opt.

    Look downward on that globe, whose hither sides,
    With light from hence, shines. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. iii.

    Hills are ornamental to the earth, affording pleasant prospects to them that look downwards from them upon the subjacent countries. John Ray, on the Creation.

    What would this man? Now upward will he soar,
    And little less than angel, would be more:
    Now looking downwards, just as griev’d, appears
    To want the strength of bulls, the fur of bears. Alexander Pope.

    A ring the count does wear,
    That downward hath succeeded in his house,
    From son to son, some four or five descents. William Shakespeare.

Wikipedia

  1. Downward

    Downward is an English surname.

ChatGPT

  1. downward

    Downward refers to a direction or tendency towards a lower level, point or value, often physically, but can also refer to abstract concepts such as status or performance. In other words, it is moving or extending towards a lower place or position. It could be the opposite of upward.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Downwardadverb

    alt. of Downwards

  2. Downwardadjective

    moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous

  3. Downwardadjective

    descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent

  4. Downwardadjective

    tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. DOWNWARD

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Downward is ranked #100791 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Downward surname appeared 179 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Downward.

    95.5% or 171 total occurrences were White.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DOWNWARD in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DOWNWARD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of DOWNWARD in a Sentence

  1. Victor Cha:

    An early indication of a downward turn in the state of affairs would be North Korean statements that they are no longer bound by their testing moratorium.

  2. Tom Hayes:

    It’s very hard to get too pessimistic about downward revisions when you have three tailwinds at your back, namely the stimulus, the vaccinations and (declining coronavirus) cases, and earnings.

  3. Sandra Langenus:

    It's simply about undercutting the price. We would just be entering a downward spiral in terms of pay and conditions.

  4. Louis Kuijs:

    Continued downward pressures from real estate and exports caused gross domestic product (GDP) growth to drop to 6.9 percent, we think overall growth will soften more into 2016.

  5. Chris Retzler:

    A stronger dollar is going to put more downward pressure on industrial names and larger cap companies that are more global to begin with.

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