Downwards

adverb

/ˈdaʊnwədz/

Word Frequency: 2.3

Definitions

1.adverbTowards a lower place; towards what is below.

"Gravity pulls everything downwards."

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

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

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