Downward Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of DOWNWARD is from a higher to a lower place. How to use downward in a sentence. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut downward adverb SaveWord down·​ward |\ˈdau̇n-wərd \ variants: ordownwards\ ˈdau̇n-​wərdz \ Definitionofdownward (Entry1of2) 1a :fromahighertoalowerplace b :towardadirectionthatistheoppositeofup 2 :fromahighertoalowercondition 3a :fromanearliertime b :fromanancestororpredecessor downward adjective Definitionofdownward (Entry2of2) 1 :movingorextendingdownward 2 :descendingfromahead,origin,orsource OtherWordsfromdownward Synonyms&Antonyms ExampleSentences PhrasesContainingdownward LearnMoreAboutdownward OtherWordsfromdownward Adjective downwardly adverb downwardness noun Synonyms&Antonymsfordownward Synonyms:Adverb below, down, over Synonyms:Adjective bowed, down, downcast, lowered Antonyms:Adverb up, upward (orupwards), upwardly VisittheThesaurusforMore  ExamplesofdownwardinaSentence Adverb Themountainstreamsflowdownwardtothelake. Mudcoveredhispantsfromthekneesdownward. Adjective Salescontinuedtheirdownwardtrend. thedownwardrevisionofanestimate SeeMore RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adverb Othercryptocurrencies,includingSolana,Cardano,andevenDogecoinandShibaInualsosawimmediatesimilarcliff-likeplunges—andwerecontinuingtotrenddownwardasof9:15a.m.ET. — ChrisMorris,Fortune,10Feb.2022 ThenewscomesasCOVID-19casesaroundtheU.S.andglobebegintotrenddownwardafteramajorspikedrivenbytheomicronvariant. — BaileySchulz,USATODAY,9Feb.2022 Whilethenumberofnewcasesandhospitalizationscontinuestotrenddownward,thereremained1,306countyresidentsadmittedtotheregion’snon-militaryhospitalswithconfirmedorsuspectedtobefightingCOVID-19Tuesday. — PaulSisson,SanDiegoUnion-Tribune,2Feb.2022 ThegradualdeclineinhospitalizationsismakinghealthexpertscautiouslyoptimisticthatthecurrentwaveofOmicronmayhavepeaked,andthatdeathsmighttrenddownwardinthecomingweekstoo. — MarcusWalker,WSJ,30Jan.2022 Becausecasesinthemetroareamakeupsuchalargeshareofinfectionsstatewide,Oregon’soveralltrajectoryshouldsimilarlytrenddownwarddespitegrowingruralhotspots. — oregonlive,28Jan.2022 OnThursdaymorning,WNBCsaidthatnewdatacoveringtheweekofJan.10showedbothbreakthroughandunvaccinatedinfectionratesdroppingandhospitalizationsbeginningtotrenddownward. — JuliaMusto,FoxNews,21Jan.2022 DemandforBaltimore-areahomescontinuedtotrenddownwardlastmonth,extendingthecoolingoffoftheregionalhousingmarketaftermorethanayearofdizzyingactivity. — HallieMiller,baltimoresun.com,14Dec.2021 Ourworkweekstartswindyandsunnier,astemperaturesagaintrenddownward. — WashingtonPost,19Nov.2021 RecentExamplesontheWeb:Adjective Butthesharpdownwardtrendisimpossibletoignore,andadropisapparentinCoviddeaths,aswell. — NBCNews,20Feb.2022 EastAuroraSchoolDistrict131hasbeenrequiringmaskstobeused,butnowmaylookatmakingmasksoptionalifthedownwardtrendofCOVID-19positivityratesatindividualschoolsanddistrictsitescontinues. — LindaGirardi,chicagotribune.com,19Feb.2022 Similardiscussionsaboutthefrequencyofdatareportingareoccurringacrossthecountryastheomicronspikeincasesappearstobeonadownwardtrend,Riglersaid. — StephanieInnes,TheArizonaRepublic,18Feb.2022 ThedownwardtrendinArkansas'newcoronaviruscasesresumedTuesdayasthenumberofpeoplehospitalizedinthestatewiththevirusfellforthe15thdayinarow. — AndyDavis,ArkansasOnline,16Feb.2022 Vaccineswerefirstmadeavailableinmid-December2020andwidelyavailablebySpringof2021,bywhichtimedeathswereonadownwardtrend,withatwo-thirdreductionbyFebruary. — ZacharySmith,cleveland,16Feb.2022 Thecasecountsovertheweekend—1,357onFriday,1,121onSaturdayand660onSunday—continuedadownwardtrendhealthofficialshaveseensincelateJanuary. — PaightenHarkins,TheSaltLakeTribune,14Feb.2022 Oregonhealthofficialsreported3,176newcoronaviruscasesand1,007hospitalizationsThursday,reinforcingevidenceofomicron’sdownwardtrendinrecentweeks,bothincasecountsandintheburdenonthehealthcaresystem. — oregonlive,10Feb.2022 Thedataalsoshowedthathospitalizationslastweekfell19%fromtheweekprior,andnewhospitaladmissionsweredown--apromisingsignthatthedownwardtrendwillcontinue. — JacquelineHoward,CNN,7Feb.2022 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'downward.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore PhrasesContainingdownward downwardspiral downwardspiral FirstKnownUseofdownward Adverb 12thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1aAdjective 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 LearnMoreAboutdownward Sharedownward PosttheDefinitionofdownwardtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofdownwardonTwitter TimeTravelerfordownward Thefirstknownuseofdownwardwas inthe12thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNeardownward DownUnder downward downwardspiral SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsfordownward LastUpdated 23Feb2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Downward.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downward.Accessed4Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsfordownward downward adverb down·​ward |\ˈdau̇n-wərd \ variants: ordownwards\ -​wərdz \ KidsDefinitionofdownward (Entry1of2) :fromahigherplace,amount,orleveltoalowerone Thecompany'ssalescontinuetogodownward.StilltheGhostpointeddownwardtothegravebywhichitstood.—CharlesDickens,AChristmasCarol downward adjective KidsDefinitionofdownward (Entry2of2) :goingormovingfromahigherplace,amount,orleveltoalowerone adownwardslope downward adjective down·​ward Legal Definitionofdownward (Entry1of2) :goingfromahighertoalowerlevel adownwarddeparturefromthesentencingguidelines downward adverb Legal Definitionofdownward (Entry2of2) :fromahighertoalowerlevel insteadoffollowingthesentencingguidelines,thecourtdeparteddownward MorefromMerriam-Websterondownward Nglish:TranslationofdownwardforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofdownwardforArabicSpeakers WORDOFTHEDAY askew SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! 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