Synonyms of write down

write down

verb

1

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of

a company forced to write down its assets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• mark down
• write off
• sink
• lower
• depress
• attenuate
• downgrade
• devalue
• shrink
• devaluate
• depreciate
• cheapen
• break
• underestimate
• debase
• demonetize
• compress
• moderate
• undervalue
• underrate
• contract
• lessen
• underprice
• downsize
• deflate
• dwindle
• abridge
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appreciate
• mark up
• enhance
• upgrade
• blow up
• inflate
• add
• increase
• overestimate
• extend
• expand
• raise
• maximize
• multiply
• augment
• compound
• swell
• boost
• amplify
• escalate
• bloat
• heighten
• enlarge
• dilate
• up
• overrate
• overvalue
• overprice
• balloon
• aggrandize

2

as in to record

to make a written note of

write down what you remember about that day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• record
• log
• set down
• report
• take down
• note
• transcribe
• jot (down)
• mark
• enter
• put down
• register
• minute
• chronicle
• chalk (up)
• enregister
• inscribe
• notch
• score

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of write down

No need to write down symptoms or try to remember the last time your cycle was irregular. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 July 2026

Why not eat the good feta, get that deli sandwich, try that beef stew recipe your grandmother wrote down for you by hand? — Grace Reilly, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026

That’s enough to call it preexisting, whether or not it was written down anywhere. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026

Litman writes down all the areas that need attention by starting from the front door and making her way around the house. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 July 2026