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

The questions about the papers were so significant that SSRN, the platform Polson used to share the research papers, took down the articles over the past month and froze the accounts used to post the works. — Todd Wallack The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Fort Worth Southwest Christian volleyball took down Cypress Christian in three sets (25-20, 25-22, 25-22) to win the TAPPS Class 5A state championship Saturday at Robinson High School. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2026

The end result was a celebration of epic proportions when Sage Creek took down Helix, 25-19, 21-25, 31-29, 25-21 in the CIF San Diego Section Division 2 championship match held at Cal State San Marcos. — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

But for me the wow factor started weeks out with a leisurely but extremely detailed call with a kindly staffer who took down all of our details. — Kate Berlant, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

The person who took down the gunman was identified as Kaylub Giamanco, 36, a father of two children who attend the elementary school, his brother, Kyle Giamanco, told NBC News. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026

Last week, the Broncos took down the Chargers with a final score of 23-17. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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

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