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

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

There's no question that Barber took down a great caribou, and hopefully, enjoys the meat and a possible mount. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

In Livingston County, officials took down Flock cameras after nearly a dozen were damaged, resulting in $5,000 in costs to the sheriff's office. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

Already in this tournament, Mali beat Spain, and South Korea and Hungary took down Nigeria to register upsets. — Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Previously, the rental car kiosks sat near the escalators that passengers took down from the terminal. — Idaho Statesman, 2 Sep. 2026

The pair starred opposite Jane Fonda as the trio methodically took down their misogynistic boss, played by Dabney Coleman. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026

That retrofit, which has a cost estimate of $350 million to $450 million, aims to make the 57-year-old bridge safe during earthquakes and better prepared for ship collisions like one that took down a major bridge in Baltimore two years ago. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026