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down
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- eight down and two to go
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- feeling a bit down
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- bad,
- blue,
- brokenhearted,
- cast down,
- crestfallen,
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- doleful,
- down in the mouth,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- droopy,
- forlorn,
- gloomy,
- glum,
- hangdog,
- heartbroken,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- heavyhearted,
- inconsolable,
- joyless,
- low,
- low-spirited,
- melancholic,
- melancholy,
- miserable,
- mournful,
- sad,
- saddened,
- sorrowful,
- sorry,
- unhappy,
- woebegone,
- woeful,
- wretched
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- down with the flu
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- while my computer was down, I attended to some unfinished odds and ends lying about my cubicle
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- effective,
- effectual,
- employable,
- performing,
- producing,
- productive,
- serving,
- usable
- (also useable),
- useful,
- viable,
- workable
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- a small jazz club that showcases some really down musicians
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- A-OK,
- A1,
- awesome,
- bang-up,
- banner,
- beautiful,
- blue-chip,
- blue-ribbon,
- boffo,
- bonny
- (also bonnie)
- [chiefly British],
- boss
- [slang],
- brag,
- brave,
- bully,
- bumper,
- capital,
- choice,
- classic,
- cool
- [slang],
- corking,
- crackerjack,
- cracking,
- dandy,
- divine,
- dope
- [slang],
- dynamite,
- excellent,
- fab,
- fabulous,
- famous,
- fantabulous
- [slang],
- fantastic,
- fine,
- first-class,
- first-rate,
- first-string,
- five-star,
- four-star,
- frontline,
- gangbusters
- (also gangbuster),
- gilt-edged
- (or gilt-edge),
- gone
- [slang],
- grand,
- great,
- groovy,
- heavenly,
- high-class,
- hot,
- hype
- [slang],
- immense,
- jim-dandy,
- keen,
- lovely,
- marvelous
- (or marvellous),
- mean,
- neat,
- nifty,
- noble,
- number one
- (also No. 1),
- numero uno,
- out-of-sight
- [slang],
- par excellence,
- peachy,
- peachy keen,
- phat
- [slang],
- prime,
- primo
- [slang],
- prize,
- prizewinning,
- quality,
- radical
- [slang],
- righteous
- [slang],
- sensational,
- slick,
- splendid,
- stellar,
- sterling,
- superb,
- superior,
- superlative,
- supernal,
- swell,
- terrific,
- tip-top,
- top,
- top-notch,
- top-of-the-line,
- top-shelf,
- topflight,
- topping
- [chiefly British],
- unsurpassed,
- wizard
- [chiefly British],
- wonderful
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- acceptable,
- adequate,
- all right,
- decent,
- good,
- OK
- (or okay),
- passable,
- satisfactory,
- tolerable
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down
noun (1)Synonyms of down (Entry 3 of 6)
down
noun (2)Synonyms & Antonyms of down (Entry 4 of 6)
- lately it's been one down after another in my life
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- I don't understand why she'd have such a down against me; we've never even spoken to each other!
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- for years after the war her grandfather had an unshakable down on the Germans
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- suffered with a psychological disorder in which she alternated between emotional ups and downs
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- experienced the ups and downs of a career in showbiz
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down
noun (3)Synonyms of down (Entry 5 of 6)
- hold a festival on the downs
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down
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of down (Entry 6 of 6)
- downed his opponent with one stunning blow
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- downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda
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- drink,
- guzzle,
- imbibe,
- knock back,
- sip
- all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council
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“Down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/down. Accessed 26 Sep. 2020.
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