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

At 5-foot-6, Mysterio has been more than capable of taking down any opponent who has come at him throughout his career. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Sep. 2026

And for the third straight Open, Pegula, one of the fan favorites at the year’s final Grand Slam, failed to take down Sabalenka. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

In fact, after the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, which killed six and injured more than a thousand people but hardly rocked the buildings, ironworkers mocked the idea that any terrorist could ever take down those great structures. — Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Those pictures were then taken down, reportedly at Harry and Meghan’s request. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2026