downward

adverb

How many syllables in downward?

There are 2 syllables in the word downward.

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Divide downward into syllables:

down · ward

How to pronounce downward:

Definition of downward:

downward (adverb):: from a higher to a lower place; spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.

Synonyms for downward:

bowed

declining

descending

down

downcast

earthward

heading down

lowered

Antonyms for downward:

acclivitous

acclivous

anabatic

antrorse

ascendant

ascending

ascensional

ascensive

assurgent

climbing

escalating

heavenward

rising

skyward

sloping upward

surging

toward summit

unbending

uphill

upright

uprising

upsloping

upsurging

upward

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