WRITE DOWN Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

write down

verb

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as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of a company forced to write down its assets

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as in to record

to make a written note of write down what you remember about that day

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Recent Examples of write down Processes that had previously lived in people’s heads began to get written down. —

Shivaas Gulati, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026 The Odyssey is based on the ancient Greek epic poem known as Homer's Odyssey, which is widely understood to have been passed down from generation to generation via oral storytelling before it was written down in full. —

Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 Other statements, however, might be provable in principle, but only with proofs that are too long to ever write down. —

Ben Brubaker, Quanta Magazine, 11 May 2026 These authors decided that their lives were worth writing down—and, in the process, gave us a window into American history as seen through the eyes of young women. —

Greta Rybus, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for write down

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Clarify roles, reduce unnecessary scope, and make expectations specific enough for everyone to follow.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2026
The field will be reduced to 15 teams after three days of stroke play.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026