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 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 After taking down the serial numbers from three M-16s used in the Pakistani Taliban suicide attack on the cadet college, near Wana, CNN made a Freedom of Information Act request to the US military concerning how the weapons got to Afghanistan. —

Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026 And his two Super Bowls were against the New England Patriots, taking down Belichick and Tom Brady to spoil their perfect 2007 season and the 2011 campaign. —

Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026 The Hull Fire Department responded to a 2-alarm fire Tuesday afternoon, narrowly avoiding injuries while taking down a strong blaze. —

Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2026 By taking down supply, reducing sell-in plans for spring and cutting buys for summer, Nike is improving its inventory management and can benefit from improved sell-through and full-price realization. —

Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026

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Some, like Zdorovetskiy, have been accused of assaulting and humiliating their targets as viewers push for violence.

— Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
First there was Norwegian’s Sturla Holm Lægreid confessing to cheating on his girlfriend during a live interview after winning the bronze medal and tearfully begging her to come back (shockingly, humiliating his ex on national television didn’t work).

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026