Synonyms of downing

downing

verb

present participle of down

1

as in dropping

to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall

downed his opponent with one stunning blow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dropping
• hitting
• slamming
• toppling
• levelling
• slapping
• smacking
• punching
• leveling
• banging
• pounding
• felling
• bowling (down or over)
• mowing (down)
• knocking over
• knocking down
• prostrating
• overthrowing
• thumping
• flooring
• poking
• whacking
• pasting
• knocking out
• slugging
• jabbing
• bashing
• hammering
• swiping
• swatting
• throwing down
• socking
• clobbering
• walloping
• smiting
• kayoing
• bludgeoning
• belting
• KO'ing
• slogging
• thwacking
• whaling

2

as in sipping

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sipping
• swallowing
• drinking
• ingesting
• chewing
• eating
• consuming
• licking
• getting down
• guzzling
• gulping
• imbibing
• supping
• devouring
• munching
• wolfing
• scarfing
• knocking back
• finishing
• scoffing
• gobbling (up or down)
• gorging
• mouthing (down)
• ruminating
• putting away
• lapping
• pecking (at)
• ingurgitating
• nibbling (on)
• bolting
• polishing off
• gnawing (at or on)
• dispatching

3

as in dismissing

to reject by or as if by a vote

all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismissing
• killing
• refusing
• vetoing
• shooting down
• blackballing
• nixing
• disallowing
• negativing
• declining
• disapproving
• blacklisting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• confirming
• passing
• approving
• admitting
• allowing
• ratifying
• supporting
• electing
• sanctioning
• assenting (to)