TAKEN DOWN Synonyms: 152 Similar and Opposite Words

taken down

verb

past participle of take down

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

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as in knocked down

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

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as in noted

to make a written note of took down the customer's contact information

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Recent Examples of taken down Two of them — the Goth one and the Johansson one — appear to be taken down. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026 Facing a flurry of negative reactions, the AI content was taken down within three hours. — Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Before the ad was taken down, it was shown more than 1 million times to people across all demographics in Oregon. — Mira Bhakta, The Hill, 12 Oct. 2026 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 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

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However, Rob Shuter is reporting that Meghan believes Kate purposefully humiliated her by recently taking Princess Charlotte on the London Underground.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 15 Oct. 2026
His daughter is humiliated, and the message could not be clearer.

— Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of humiliated

Verb

But his backwards pass was knocked down by Oklahoma State’s Christian Bodnar and returned for a touchdown by Jackson.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026
Courville and Reynolds started filming the neighborhood in 2013, after a redbrick building around the corner on Douglas and Third was knocked down.

— Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of knocked down

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But children with lice are often shamed and unnecessarily excluded from attending school.

— Emily J. C. Wong, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
As news of the allegations spread, some discussions were supportive of Doe, but others shamed her in conversations, a former member of Doe’s sorority, Delta Delta Delta, told NBC News.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of shamed

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The team also demonstrated that the sheet could reconstruct its overall shape even after some fibers were cut or disconnected.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
In the reference test, a desktop computer continued operating without interruption when grid power was suddenly disconnected, and the test was repeated successfully.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of disconnected

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Brian had written down the recipe, and, in his back shed, Michael, with the eventual assistance of Kasey, sets about following it into strange and disturbing territory.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Shares of Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, whose janitors clean 2 billion square feet of commercial property every day, have been written down to nothing.

— Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of written down

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The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment sunk to its second-lowest reading on record in September.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Her co-host, Terri Conn, tried to ignore the faux pas and play the moment straight, but Brattin instinctively sunk to floor and hid behind the display table.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of sunk

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The machine generated about a dozen or so graphs, marked by human figures and bursts of colors that denoted energy fields, broken down by organ—and even tooth.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
Interestingly, the material is also recyclable, meaning its constituent parts can be broken down and reused.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026

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