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Adverbial downwards has 1 sense
- down, downwards, downward, downwardly - 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"
Antonyms: up, upwards, upward, upwardly
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Definitions from the Web
Term: Downwards
Part of Speech: Adverb
Description: Downwards is an adverb used to describe movement, direction, or position toward a lower point or in a descending manner.
Senses and Usages:
- Sense 1: Movement or direction towards a lower point.
- Example Sentence 1: The hiker cautiously climbed downwards from the mountain peak.
- Example Sentence 2: The water flowed downwards into the valley.
- Sense 2: In a descending manner.
- Example Sentence 1: She gazed downwards as the airplane gradually descended for landing.
- Example Sentence 2: The temperature dropped downwards as winter approached.
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