DOWN-THE-LINE Synonyms: 124 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈdau̇n-ṯẖə-ˈlīn

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as in staunch

firm in one's allegiance to someone or something a down-the-line supporter of the Republican Party

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down the line

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adverb

as in down to the ground

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Recent Examples of down-the-line

Adjective

His down-the-line forehand averages 75 mph, which is 4 mph faster than the tour average but 6 mph slower than his usual regular topspin forehand. —

Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 May 2026 To streamline the calculations, Hammond and his team used artificial intelligence for translating the barrage of past runoff data into down-the-line predictions. —

Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Sadly, there was no space for her in either the main categories or the down-the-line spots. —

Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2025 With Sinner serving at 2-9, Alcaraz ripped a down-the-line forehand winner to capture the match and fell to the court on his back. —

Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 Francisco Lindor followed with a down-the-line single to bring another run for the Mets (38-22). —

Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025

Adverb

Bennet remembers in the 2024 Open Division championship game when Llamas, playing third base, flew in to field a ball barely tapped down the line, fielded the ball with her glove hand and without transferring to her right hand, flipped the ball to the catcher for an out. —

Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 The lovable and charismatic Canadian star of FX's Adults and Netflix's Big Mistakes added fuel to the fan-casting fire with his vocal social media campaign to play Troy Barrett, Wyatt Hayes, or one of the other newcomer characters coming to the hockey romance saga down the line. —

Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026 But Levine warned that the mayor closed the budget gap with one-time and temporary measures that could catch up to the city down the line. —

Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026 An error on a grounder to deep first by Keller leadoff hitter Brock Burkett turned into two bases after getting stuck under the tarp down the line. —

Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 June 2026 But ballooning pension obligations through the end of the decade threaten to keep revenues well below costs, which may lead officials to seek yet more taxes down the line. —

Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 3 June 2026 The city’s initial green light last year, however, was merely a promise of funding down the line, once the project was determined to be feasible. —

Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2026 Nevertheless, taking proactive steps to deal with hair, slime, soap scum, and other things messing with your pipes can save you a major plumbing headache down the line. —

Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 2 June 2026 Arnaldi turned into some version of Carlos Alcaraz, scrambling all over the court, making miracle saves and darting winners down the line. —

Ava Wallace, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for down-the-line

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In that post, Wyden, a staunch Democrat, sounded a lot like Florida's Rick Scott, one of the most conservative members of the Senate.

— Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 10 June 2026
The Supreme Court allowed the firing to go through on a temporary basis, over staunch dissents from the court's three liberal justices.

— Nina Totenberg, NPR, 9 June 2026