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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The 6-foot-3, 221-pound wideout is down approximately 7 to 10 pounds from his playing weight a year ago.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
Thursday’s inspection was the fourth time that Garwood has been down there.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of down

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Meanwhile, more expensive LLM providers — such as Cursor, Uber and Salesforce — are adjusting their prices downward.

— Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Squeeze out any residual water in hollow bath toys before loading them into the dishwasher and position them with the openings facing downward.

— Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 July 2026

Definition of downward

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James Pearce, Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, Chris Waugh, Justin Guthrie, Oliver Kay and Jack Pitt-Brooke share their thoughts below.

— James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Lundgren got out from the driver’s side of the vehicle, stumbled across the opposing lane of traffic, and leaped over the side of the bridge into Table Rock Lake below, the sheriff said.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 22 July 2026

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faced off

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faced up (to)

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