downwards

== English == === Etymology === From down + -wards. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdaʊnwədz/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈdaʊnwɚdz/ === Adverb === downwards (not comparable) Towards a lower place; towards what is below. Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior, etc. ==== Usage notes ==== More common than downward as an adverb until 1890, according to Google NGrams. About half as common since 1920. After 2000, downward has become almost as common as downwards in the NGrams Brit. Eng. corpus, where c. 1880 it was one quarter as common. ==== Synonyms ==== downward, down ==== Antonyms ==== upwards, up ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === downwards (comparative more downwards, superlative most downwards) Downward. ==== Usage notes ==== Much less common than downward as an adjective, but gaining in usage in Brit. Eng.. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === downdraws, drawdowns