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

By the end of the day, after a swirl of social media backlash, the chapter had taken down the voter guide post. — Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

The source said the website was subsequently taken down after the project drew significant criticism inside Iran. — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026

Meanwhile, a defacement message was posted on the FBI's jobs website late last week where ShinyHunters took credit for the attack, and the site was temporarily taken down. — Jenna McLaughlin, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Last week, representatives for the fast-food chain emailed Silva and the team demanding that all content from the shoot be taken down. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

But while Godzilla can be taken down, he can’t be entirely taken out. — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

But the poster board on display was quickly taken down by Schmitt's staff and Smith asked to see it again. — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

The Panthers have taken down Aledo, Southlake Carroll, Humble Summer Creek and Duncanville – that’s one stellar resume one month into the season. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026

After an earthquake, the clouds had been taken down for analysis and then determined unsafe for reinstallation due to structural defects. — Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026