Synonyms of took down

took down

verb

past tense 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
• discredited
• embarrassed
• humbled
• confused
• disgraced
• degraded
• shamed
• rattled
• dishonored
• debased
• insulted
• chastened
• lowered
• demeaned
• smirched
• cheapened
• abased
• fouled
• criticized
• cried down
• diminished
• flustered
• sank
• wrote off
• put down
• mortified
• ridiculed
• discounted
• disconcerted
• nonplussed
• minimized
• confounded
• disparaged
• detracted
• discomfited
• fazed
• abashed
• discountenanced
• depreciated
• belittled
• maligned
• condemned
• decried
• affronted
• slandered
• damned
• libeled
• defamed
• defiled
• castigated
• denounced
• execrated
• censured
• reprehended
• bad-mouthed
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• cited
• celebrated
• honored
• exalted
• recognized
• decorated
• applauded
• praised
• cheered
• hailed
• complimented
• acknowledged
• canonized
• commended
• acclaimed
• lauded
• congratulated
• extolled
• boasted
• saluted
• deified
• touted
• feted
• played up
• highlighted
• eulogized
• aggrandized
• lifted
• advanced
• promoted
• magnified
• dignified
• spotlighted
• raised
• enshrined
• upgraded
• enthroned
• uplifted
• glorified
• ennobled
• boosted
• idealized
• enskied
• romanticized

2

as in dismantled

to take apart

electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismantled
• knocked down
• disconnected
• broke down
• detached
• struck
• dismounted
• disassembled
• divided
• dismembered
• demounted
• disengaged
• separated
• disaggregated
• disjointed
• broke up
• disunited
• dissevered
• disjoined
• disarticulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• constructed
• built
• assembled
• combined
• erected
• united
• pitched

3

as in recorded

to make a written note of

took down the customer's contact information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recorded
• logged
• reported
• wrote down
• transcribed
• set down
• noted
• jotted (down)
• marked
• put down
• registered
• entered
• chronicled
• chalked (up)
• inscribed
• notched
• enregistered
• minuted
• scored

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of took down

His Newton team took down previously unbeaten Westlake on a final-minute catch that made DawgNation’s Brandon Adams tax his vocal cords on the call. — Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Last season, the Cardinals took down Miami in a surprising victory. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Sixteen months after those outages, Philadelphia TRACON lost one circuit, found the other cut and took down the Northeast. — Vincent E. Bianco Iii, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Milwaukee then took down the 91-win Padres, who were arguably the majors’ best team in September while streaking to 19 wins in 22 games. — Greg Beacham, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026

Crowley took down Dallas Skyline (52-14) before losing to cross-town rival North Crowley (35-14) before the bye week. — Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026

The Rams took down Dobbins behind the line of scrimmage on the first play . — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Deep Blue took down Garry Kasparov at chess in 1997, AlphaGo beat Lee Sedol at Go in 2016, and poker bots have been beating professionals for years. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026

Miami rolled through Stanford and Florida A&M in the first two games and took down Wake Forest on the road. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 25 Sep. 2026