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 As ever, what readers can learn about the past is limited by what witnesses were willing to say or write down, and what historians are willing to research. —

Chad S.a. Gibbs, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026 At private companies, their findings are sometimes not written down—this can be a way to limit liability. —

Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 There’s an element to it that can’t really be written down—Velvet Underground and things like that. —

Steve Appleford, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2026 Even while in the hospital, Gilbert continued to write songs, asking Cimorelli, nurses, and friends beside him to write down ideas for him. —

Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for write down

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Smith said after talking to Gregg, Wheels Up reduced the price to $850, but storage fees for having the car since April 1 bring the grand total to at least $2,600.

— Liz Crawford, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
Much like Vietnam, only a lot faster, the American war in Iran has reduced itself to saving face.

— Louis Menand, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026