Synonyms of taken down

taken down

verb

past participle of take down

1

as in humiliated

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

• humiliated
• shamed
• sunk
• embarrassed
• humbled
• confused
• rattled
• disgraced
• degraded
• fouled
• lowered
• insulted
• dishonored
• discredited
• debased
• chastened
• demeaned
• flustered
• smirched
• cheapened
• abased
• written off
• ridiculed
• criticized
• cried down
• diminished
• put down
• mortified
• discounted
• disconcerted
• minimized
• condemned
• nonplussed
• detracted
• confounded
• discountenanced
• disparaged
• abashed
• fazed
• discomfited
• maligned
• depreciated
• belittled
• decried
• slandered
• libeled
• affronted
• defiled
• defamed
• castigated
• damned
• denounced
• execrated
• censured
• reprehended
• bad-mouthed
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• cited
• exalted
• recognized
• celebrated
• honored
• decorated
• praised
• applauded
• canonized
• acknowledged
• hailed
• commended
• complimented
• cheered
• boasted
• deified
• extolled
• acclaimed
• congratulated
• lauded
• saluted
• played up
• touted
• feted
• eulogized
• highlighted
• aggrandized
• lifted
• advanced
• promoted
• raised
• enshrined
• spotlighted
• magnified
• upgraded
• dignified
• enthroned
• glorified
• ennobled
• uplifted
• boosted
• enskied
• idealized
• romanticized

2

as in knocked down

to take apart

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• knocked down
• disconnected
• broken down
• dismantled
• disassembled
• dismounted
• dismembered
• struck
• detached
• demounted
• divided
• disengaged
• separated
• disaggregated
• broken up
• disjointed
• disunited
• disarticulated
• dissevered
• disjoined

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• constructed
• built
• assembled
• combined
• erected
• united
• pitched

3

as in noted

to make a written note of

took down the customer's contact information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• noted
• written down
• recorded
• marked
• reported
• set down
• jotted (down)
• entered
• registered
• put down
• logged
• transcribed
• chronicled
• chalked (up)
• enregistered
• inscribed
• notched
• minuted
• scored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of taken down

The blue sign at the entrance that read ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ had been taken down. — Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Boston's Aïssata Traoré was taken down in the box by Aaliyah Farmer and Gutierres converted the penalty kick in the 22nd minute. — ABC News, 11 July 2026

The item was carefully taken down and unwrapped, revealing 13 vast swaths of red and white fabric, each nearly a foot and a half wide. — Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026

In a lengthy post on X, which has since been taken down, Aaron similarly reflected on how transformed The Garden had been for the festivities. — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

Was Stephen Colbert 'Late Show' sign taken down from Ed Sullivan Theater? — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 2 July 2026

On the same day that their home listing was taken down, Cole took to TikTok to respond to speculation about the timing. — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026

On the first, the Napoli star was taken down by multiple defenders inside the box, leaving him again looking in exasperation at referee Ilgiz Tantashev. — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 20 June 2026

He’d been taken down to the kitchen earlier in the night to cool off after Cola provoked his temper. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026