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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Suzuki played the 13th-most long passes of any player in Serie A, contributing to his overall pass accuracy being down at 62 per cent.

— Aston Villa, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Those statues peering down from surrounding buildings seem to nod their approval.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of down

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Yet, since 1999, when the pest control programs started, state funding has trended downward, state figures show.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Pattinson sure is scary, though, at one point framed with a Kubrick stare but here with his head and eyes tilted downward as a river of rain washes over a window and down on the night.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of downward

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The list of 30 candidates for 2026, which includes those three players, was released yesterday (September 8), and can be found below.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Get ahead of the curve and shop these staples before everyone else catches on starting from $6 below.

— Kaitlin Clapinski, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

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faced off

facedown

faced up (to)

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