DOWNSTAIRS Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

downstairs

adverb

Definition of downstairs

as in down

on or to a lower floor of a building He ran downstairs to answer the door. He lives downstairs from us.

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Recent Examples of downstairs Horner and his wife lived upstairs, while Castle lived downstairs. — Liam Quinn, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Gaspare Fossati, the architect best known for restoring Hagia Sophia, renovated the building in the 1840s, while the remains of 13th-century Genoese ramparts still form part of the restaurant walls downstairs. — Liam Hess, Vogue, 1 July 2026 The whole group eventually migrated downstairs to Sub-Mission, the restaurant's lounge. — Alyssa Shelasky, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 July 2026 Afterward, members went downstairs for a spaghetti lunch in the church basement, served by the scouts. — Noam Levey, NPR, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for downstairs

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After going scoreless for a match and a half, down 1-0 at home against the National Women’s Soccer League’s best team on Friday night, the Kansas City Current had finally had enough.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Their two other runs came in the ninth inning, down 23-2 against third baseman Jorbit Vivas on the mound.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026

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With just three eligible heirs to the Chrysanthemum throne – and two of them 60 or over – the imperial family is facing a succession crisis.

— Hanako Montgomery, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Barclays global chairman of research Ajay Rajadhyaksha said that the pass-through of higher prices from the oil shock still isn’t over, and that the lack of demand destruction from elevated energy prices has only exacerbated the inflation from it.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 13 July 2026

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