TAKING DOWN Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

taking down

verb

present participle of take down

as in humiliating

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 knocking 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 recording

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

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Recent Examples of taking down At that time, there was also another element that was taking down some other buildings. —

David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026 Brandon Steiner is in charge of taking down and selling items from Highmark Stadium. —

Sam Brock, NBC news, 8 Apr. 2026 Playing on the second night of a back-to-back at Kia Center after taking down the Suns less than 24 hours earlier, the Magic fell behind by as many as 31 points in a 130-101 loss to the Hawks, who secured the four-game regular-season series sweep between the Southeast Division foes. —

Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 The city and county will likely follow the same protocol, which would mean eventually taking down the North Side encampment and then enforcing no camping laws. —

Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 Backers of Claros’ demand said there was enough evidence laid out in the report to justify taking down the name. —

Ryan Carter, Daily News, 19 Mar. 2026 Wedgewood hung in at home this past Sunday against Minnesota as the Avs pulled out another big divisional win, taking down the Wild 3-2 via shootout. —

Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026 The group, Handala, which has been involved in pro-Palestinian hacktivist activities, posted about taking down Stryker on Wednesday as reports of the outage began to emerge. —

Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026 After taking down the British Union of Fascists from the inside, Tommy has mostly kept a low profile, but the thought of his heir siding with the Nazis might be enough to pull him back into the fight. —

Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Feb. 2026

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In her report, Soto accused Sibrian of allegedly mocking and humiliating her for her accent, immigration status and race and calling her stupid.

— Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
State caseworkers have sent an untold number of elders in their care to a coterie of homes with a history of hurting, ignoring or humiliating their residents, records and anguished families say.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026