STEP DOWN Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

step-down

noun

ˈstep-ˌdau̇n

Definition of step-down

as in reduction

the amount by which something is lessened took a huge step-down in income when she switched from a law career to one in social work

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Recent Examples of step-down Even the base Luxury King and Luxury Two Queen weigh in at around 650 square feet, with a step-down living area that makes work trips feel less like working out of your bedroom. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026 The hospital floor—or the step-down unit or neuro ICU—is where patients begin to get better. — Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Standing out is a fireside living room, which connects to a wet bar and a step-down billiards room. — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 July 2026 The step-down hearing held on February 28, 2025, was the fourth attempt to step my client down from the state hospital and my second attempt as his counsel. — Schnelle Tonge, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for step-down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for step-down

Noun

This represents an approximately 80% reduction compared with conventional autoregressive decoding.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Thanks to budget neutrality, CMS would simply redirect the reduction in 340B drug payments into higher payments for hospitals’ non-drug outpatient services.

— Ted Okon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of reduction

Noun

Icing can cause an increase in a plane’s weight, a reduction in lift, a decrease in thrust and an increase in drag, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
The company cited an operational decrease of $57 million, primarily due to lower Covid revenues, and a $15 million negative impact from foreign exchange.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of decrease

Noun

But after five years, that drop didn't translate into saving people from suffering cardiovascular complications.

— Rob Stein, NPR, 7 Nov. 2026
Acknowledgement of the defensive limitations of certain rotation components could have potentially forestalled the drop to defensive depths.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of drop

Noun

And Musk’s businesses took a hit on Wednesday after already seeing declines in overnight trading.

— Zach Halaschak, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Consequently, industry experts emphasize that underlying supply tightness remains unchanged, suggesting overnight crude price declines reflect short term market sentiment reactions to election results rather than shifting fundamentals.

— , CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of decline

Noun

Becerra played it safe with reporters, sidestepping a question about why his party hadn’t made a bigger dent in California’s affordability crisis after 16 years in the governor’s office.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
But our gathering has barely made a dent in the cove’s urchin numbers.

— Joseph Ogilvy, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026