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

Defensive line bat downs and sacks haunted Rogers, who finished the game with 192 yards passing and two touchdowns with two interceptions as well as a less than 50% completion on passes. — Caleb Otte, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Buffalo was called for roughing the kicker and first-year Albany coach Tom Perkovich took a fresh set of downs and the points off the board. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

The make-up of the franchisee portfolio will reveal a lot about how the franchise model weathers the inevitable ups and downs of the consumer economy. — Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Again, the things of life, the ups and downs, the laughs and the tears — this is Mike Leigh at his most humane and heartwarming in a film that seems to be about nothing really, but the universal truth of it all is about everything. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

After defeating Savannah State 87-0 while setting a program record for points, and piling up 627 yards of offense, the bulldogs rushed for 423 yards, converted eight of 10 third downs and scored on all 11 trips into the red zone. — D’joumbarey A. Moreau, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

Now cancer-free, Manilow has faced ups and downs in his recovery process but plans to return to Orlando for one last farewell concert in early 2027. — Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Milton's kicker appeared to be caught off guard, and the play fell apart on a turnover on downs. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Big 6-foot-7 tight end Tucker Wojdowski did damage over the middle, adding another six catches for 30 yards, many tough third-and-fourth downs. — Kevin J. Farmer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2026

Verb

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

Springtown takes edge in 7-4A race, downs Decatur Springtown got the inside track on the District 7-4A championship after beating Decatur 4-2 in 8 innings on Monday night at Decatur High School. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 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