Synonyms of downs

downs 1 of 2

noun

plural of down

as in prairie

a broad area of level or rolling treeless country

hold a festival on the downs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• prairie
• pampa
• meadow
• plain
• grassland
• moor
• steppe
• heath
• savanna
• tundra
• lea
• field
• veld
• lowland
• llano
• campo
• champaign
• flat
• plateau
• table
• bottom
• bottomland
• upland
• floodplain
• tableland

downs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of down

1

as in drops

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

downed his opponent with one stunning blow

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drops
• floors
• hits
• levels
• punches
• slaps
• bowls (down or over)
• knocks over
• mows (down)
• pounds
• fells
• slams
• topples
• knocks down
• bangs
• smacks
• prostrates
• thumps
• pokes
• jabs
• overthrows
• knocks out
• whacks
• socks
• swipes
• belts
• throws down
• hammers
• kayoes
• bashes
• pastes
• swats
• wallops
• slogs
• KOs
• bludgeons
• slugs
• smites
• thwacks
• whales
• clobbers

2

as in sips

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sips
• swallows
• drinks
• chews
• eats
• licks
• gets down
• ingests
• knocks back
• consumes
• gobbles (up or down)
• mouths (down)
• gulps
• sups
• guzzles
• scarfs
• ruminates
• munches
• wolfs
• scoffs
• pecks (at)
• imbibes
• gorges
• devours
• laps
• ingurgitates
• nibbles (on)
• finishes
• polishes off
• puts away
• gnaws (at or on)
• bolts
• dispatches

3

as in dismisses

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

• dismisses
• kills
• refuses
• vetoes
• negatives
• shoots down
• blackballs
• declines
• disapproves
• nixes
• disallows
• blacklists

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• passes
• confirms
• allows
• admits
• approves
• sanctions
• ratifies
• assents (to)
• elects
• supports

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of downs

Noun

The Boise State defense also produced a turnover-on-downs in the final minutes, batting away several shots at the end zone to hold the Cougars to 10 points. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026

The unit got one, but the offense couldn’t capitalize on Argyle’s 25, turning it over on downs. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026

The Women is a classic, but a film that, through the years, has had its ups and downs in terms of public perception. — Raymond Ang, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

Coach Alex Golesh’s team never got its ground game going, especially on early downs. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Turnover on downs, Lucas hurt The Hurricanes forced a turnover on downs near midfield. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026

Those of us in the creative world have to embrace all the ups and downs, and the rights and the wrongs. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Similar views can be had from the bathhouse, where the indoor pool is lined with lovely wide lounge beds and wraparound windows for picturesque lie-downs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Simmons was affected by the pass rush as the Tigers failed to convert third downs, going 6-for-17 on the key down; Ole Miss went 9-for-14. — Pj Green october 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026

Verb

Aledo builds momentum, downs Arlington Aledo’s offense has found a groove. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026

Both teams had ups and downs (mostly downs for the Browns) but Ohio State was always a much better, and much more fun atmosphere. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Nearly everyone rides a stationary bike — high tension, low speed — after a match and quickly downs a protein recovery drink. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

So, Otto sits at the end of the counter, ruminating on the past weeks, then downs his glass of Gordon’s. — Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

Greene downs it, throws the kid his jersey, smiles, and all is right with the world. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026

But Sarah Graves gives a bit too much room and Penn downs a 3-pointeron the wing. — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 30 Nov. 2025

In between questions about Nineties cultural touchstones like Friends, Space Jam, Beavis and Butthead, the Spice Girls, and Sir-Mix-A-Lot — during which Kravitz racks up a lot of points and Butler downs a lot of shots — the pair also discusses working on Caught Stealing. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2025