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

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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

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3
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 The link, taken down and described by team spokespeople as a mistake, sent speculation through the roof that LeBron and Riley would work together again. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 25 July 2026 Two accounts that posted such pick-up videos have already been taken down, Meta confirmed to the outlet. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026 The impact, and possibly his movement by deputies after he was taken down, left him paralyzed from the neck down. — Trevor Morgan, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026 One of the safety tools that has been taken down is known as the Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool, or PBCAT. — Joel Rose, NPR, 23 July 2026 The marker has since been vandalized and was taken down to be restored, making the James Baldwin quote at the sign’s base all the more pertinent. — Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taken down
  1. humiliated
  2. knocked down
  3. noted
  4. shamed
  5. disconnected
  6. written down
  7. sunk
  8. broken down
Verb
  • In Boston, a 30-year-old political communications strategist named Abhijeet Dipke woke up to the remark and felt humiliated by it.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The Fijians were tough and clinical in a huge turnaround from last weekend when they were humiliated by England 73-8 in Liverpool.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of humiliated
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  • With this World Cup and its even bigger numbers, overwhelming media coverage and an American team that actually came with expectations, doors were knocked down.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • Contra Costa County firefighters knocked down a separate pair of residential fires in Pittsburg and Antioch on Friday and Saturday in which three people were hospitalized.
    — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • Fourth District Council member Eric Bunch noted that the apartments are currently without air conditioning and temperatures are going to rise to 100 degrees soon.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026
  • Sheinbaum has said that little evidence has emerged to substantiate claims of cartels interfering with elections, and noted that a state-level electoral tribunal ratified Rocha’s win in Sinaloa, after examining reports of irregularities.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Definition of noted
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  • The women were shamed into surrendering their babies by their families and a powerful church.
    — Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • But because there are rules and codes that have to be honored to make sports work, the transgressors typically are penalized or at least shamed for doing so.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 7, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of shamed
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  • Paramount has forcefully argued that the states’ challenge is disconnected from the modern media market and that delay serves large technology platforms rather than consumers.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The person knocked on the door and was let in by Chavez, and the video recording device was disconnected about 10 minutes later, investigators have said.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • When nothing is written down, the first employee who arrives with a clear proposal is not asking permission.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • That’s enough to call it preexisting, whether or not it was written down anywhere.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
Definition of written down
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  • The dagger goal with which Gotham FC sunk the record-breaking KC Current in 2025 was out of the second phase of a set piece.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The spontaneous dip occurred during WWII when the ship JFK was commanding was sunk by a Japanese destroyer.
    — Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 July 2026
Definition of sunk
Verb
  • When broken down by generation, Gen Xers are the least financially prepared generation for retirement by nearly every measure.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 26 July 2026
  • The incentive would be broken down into four installments of $2,500 to be paid quarterly in 2027.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 13 July 2026
Definition of broken down

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“Taken down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taken%20down. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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