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

Many business leaders have been taken down by scandals like Huang’s – the downfall of former CEOs of American Apparel, Boeing, Cisco, McDonald’s and Hewlett-Packard all played out in somewhat similar fashion. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

The news state workers need to know Employees at CDPH — specifically within the Office of AIDS — started noticing flyers were being taken down in break rooms and bulletin boards in the following months, according to the filing. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

It will be decorated before the ceremony and remain on display through early January, when it will be taken down and turned into wood chips for city parks. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

The ad was taken down five days before the election, as Ramaswamy appears to be facing an uphill battle against Acton. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026

Rabah said families were not notified before the memorial was taken down and questioned whether the district intended to restore it. — CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

Last week, Collins distanced herself from the ad and called for it to be taken down. — Julia Terruso, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

In the past two weeks, the team has taken down Kansas State and Oklahoma State. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Some protesters held signs with photos of the works that had been taken down. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026