Synonyms of take down

take down

verb

1

as in to humiliate

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliate
• discredit
• humble
• shame
• embarrass
• degrade
• confuse
• disgrace
• rattle
• dishonor
• insult
• debase
• demean
• cheapen
• lower
• chasten
• abase
• foul
• sink
• criticize
• write off
• diminish
• put down
• minimize
• smirch
• cry down
• ridicule
• detract
• discount
• mortify
• faze
• disparage
• disconcert
• discountenance
• libel
• confound
• belittle
• depreciate
• decry
• fluster
• slander
• malign
• condemn
• affront
• defame
• castigate
• abash
• discomfit
• defile
• nonplus
• damn
• denounce
• censure
• bad-mouth
• reprehend
• execrate
• reprobate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• honor
• elevate
• celebrate
• recognize
• exalt
• cite
• commend
• decorate
• praise
• congratulate
• applaud
• cheer
• salute
• boast
• acknowledge
• compliment
• aggrandize
• hail
• canonize
• extol
• play up
• tout
• deify
• laud
• highlight
• fete
• acclaim
• eulogize
• promote
• lift
• spotlight
• raise
• upgrade
• advance
• magnify
• glorify
• dignify
• boost
• enshrine
• uplift
• ennoble
• enthrone
• ensky
• romanticize
• idealize

2

as in to knock down

to take apart

electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knock down
• dismantle
• disconnect
• break down
• strike
• detach
• disassemble
• dismount
• dismember
• divide
• demount
• disengage
• separate
• disaggregate
• break up
• disunite
• disarticulate
• dissever
• disjoin
• disjoint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• construct
• build
• assemble
• erect
• combine
• unite
• pitch

3

as in to record

to make a written note of

took down the customer's contact information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• record
• log
• write down
• set down
• report
• transcribe
• note
• jot (down)
• mark
• enter
• put down
• register
• minute
• chronicle
• chalk (up)
• enregister
• inscribe
• notch
• score

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of take down

The tapestry had actually been taken down, rolled up and stored in the basement for the past couple of years as Paul Stuart sought to attract a younger customer. — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026

Scaffolding was being taken down Tuesday after workers over Labor Day weekend removed a shroud that had obscured the work. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Since the beginning of the year, the military has stopped 300 drones officials say are linked to cartels, including eleven the laser took down over a span of ten days. — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026

Summer Yates was taken down in the box on a breakaway, earning a penalty for the Pride. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026