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 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 Last year, the NPS fenced off the fountain, but after community opposition, the barricades were taken down. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 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
  • Israel must leave humiliated and defeated — and that is exactly what will happen.
    — Mark Osborne, CBS News, 26 June 2026
  • The novel follows 16-year-old Abby, who is left humiliated after a private photo gets shared around school.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Definition of humiliated
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  • The huge animals knocked down bodies to the cobblestones, and stumbling runners caused several pileups during the 2½-minute run from the pen to the bullring where bullfighters would kill the bulls later in the day.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Penda knocked down five 3-pointers to score a team-high 23 points in 29 minutes of action while Richardson notched 15 points with four assists and two steals in 30 minutes.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of knocked down
Verb
  • Hull noted Robinson was wearing different clothes and walking with a limp not seen in the earlier footage.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • After hearing from Californians, Hilton noted, CPUC had concluded that AT&T had not shown there were reliable replacements that could serve as a safety net for some communities.
    — Jenny Jarvie Follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of noted
Verb
  • 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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  • Violators get warning letters before fines are given, and ultimately, water may be disconnected.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Definition of disconnected
Verb
  • No records from her lifetime mention the event—and this seems like the sort of thing someone might have written down.
    — Michele MetychAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026
  • Some knowledge is in a process that everyone follows, but no one has written down.
    — Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of written down
Verb
  • And without music to guide me through it, I would have been sunk from the start.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
  • Stephen Curry looking for another victory One of the biggest moments in the tournament’s 36-year history was when the Warriors star sunk an eagle putt on the 18th green to secure his first championship in 2023.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of sunk
Verb
  • 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
  • As Alligator Alcatraz is broken down in the coming days, there is still a concern about who is going to pay for it.
    — Jim DeFede, CBS News, 28 June 2026
Definition of broken down

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