lookdown

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noun (1)

look·​down ˈlu̇k-ˌdau̇n 

: a silvery carangid fish (Selene vomer) chiefly of the Atlantic having a laterally compressed deep body and steeply sloping facial profile

look down

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verb

looked down; looking down; looks down

intransitive verb

1

: to be in a position that affords a downward view

2

: to regard with contempt : despise

—used with on or upon

lookdown fish

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noun (2)

variants or less commonly lookdown

plural -s

: any of several deep-bodied compressed silvery carangid fishes comprising a genus (Argyreiosus) widely distributed in warm seas and having high truncated foreheads

Synonyms of lookdown

Verb

• disdain
• disrespect
• hate
• sniff (at)
• walk over
• despise
• sneeze at

Examples of lookdown in a Sentence

Verb

I am tired of the way they look down on us like we aren't good enough for them

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Manager Dave Roberts, who looked down at his card when the throw was in the air, was already thinking through extra innings when the crowd erupted again. —Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026

Instead, a doctor walked into the room, looked down at his chart and delivered a life-altering diagnosis. —Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026

Then the driver has to look down, and [there are] 15 similar looking switches. —Joel Feder, The Drive, 18 June 2026

This is him, in some ways, looking up and looking down at his own history, this is what’s important to me, and skipping all kinds of things. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

look down

First Known Use

Noun (1)

circa 1882, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for lookdown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown