FACEDOWN Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

facedown

adverb

Definition of facedown

as in down

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Recent Examples of facedown Deputy Gourley quickly located the victim in the water floating face down and pulled her to shore. — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026 In one visit, a physician walked into the room with his phone face down on the counter already running in the background. — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 Even if the phone is face down on the table or tucked in your pocket, your brain knows that a notification can ding or there is an opportunity to look away from the company and find a funny video. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 Amid the screams and chaos lay Manzo, face down and bleeding. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for facedown

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Webb and Payton will lament converting only 5-of-14 attempts on third down, but the Broncos generally appeared in sync operationally.

— Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
The number of beef cows is at historic lows for the midyear mark, and the calf crop for 2026 is projected to be down another 2% from last year’s multidecade lows, per the National Agricultural Statistics Service’s cattle report released last month.

— Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of down

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After healthier payroll increases in May and June were revised downward to 63,000 and 20,000 respectively, payroll growth for the past 3 months averages just 20,000 and for the past 2 months has been completely flat.

— Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Her government has launched an unprecedented campaign of arrests, extraditions, laboratory seizures, and intelligence operations that has helped drive fentanyl trafficking sharply downward.

— Chris Shays, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

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facedown

faced up (to)

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