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downing

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present participle of down

Synonyms & Antonyms of downing

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

downed his opponent with one stunning blow

Synonyms for downing

bowling (down or over),
dropping,
felling,
flooring,
knocking down,
knocking over,
leveling
(or levelling),
mowing (down),
prostrating

Words Related to downing

kayoing,
knocking out,
KO'ing

overthrowing,
throwing down,
toppling

2 to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

downing slices of pizza and guzzling bottles of soda

Synonyms for downing

getting down,
ingesting,
swallowing

Words Related to downing

drinking,
guzzling,
imbibing,
knocking back,
sipping

bolting,
devouring,
gobbling (up or down),
gulping,
ingurgitating

consuming,
eating,
mouthing (down),
putting away,
supping

gorging,
scarfing,
scoffing,
wolfing

chewing,
gnawing (at or on),
lapping,
licking,
munching,
nibbling (on),
pecking (at),
ruminating

dispatching,
finishing,
polishing off

3 to reject by or as if by a vote

all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council

Synonyms for downing

blackballing,
killing,
negativing,
nixing,
shooting down,
vetoing

Words Related to downing

declining,
disallowing,
disapproving,
dismissing,
refusing

blacklisting

Near Antonyms for downing

admitting,
allowing,
approving,
assenting (to),
passing,
sanctioning

electing,
supporting

Antonyms for downing

confirming,
ratifying

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