Synonyms of write down

write down

verb

1

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of

a company forced to write down its assets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reduce
• mark down
• write off
• sink
• lower
• depress
• attenuate
• downgrade
• devalue
• shrink
• devaluate
• depreciate
• cheapen
• break
• underestimate
• debase
• demonetize
• compress
• moderate
• undervalue
• underrate
• contract
• lessen
• underprice
• downsize
• deflate
• dwindle
• abridge
• de-escalate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appreciate
• mark up
• enhance
• upgrade
• blow up
• inflate
• add
• increase
• overestimate
• extend
• expand
• raise
• maximize
• multiply
• augment
• compound
• swell
• boost
• amplify
• escalate
• bloat
• heighten
• enlarge
• dilate
• up
• overrate
• overvalue
• overprice
• balloon
• aggrandize

2

as in to record

to make a written note of

write down what you remember about that day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• record
• log
• set down
• report
• take down
• note
• transcribe
• jot (down)
• mark
• enter
• put down
• register
• minute
• chronicle
• chalk (up)
• enregister
• inscribe
• notch
• score

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of write down

With nothing written down, there is nothing reliable for an AI tool to work from to help automate. — John Bruggeman, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Other inventive scenes include Duong’s father reading from his memoir in Vietnamese, as his relatives do not speak or read English, and so will not have heard his story as written down. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

Requests have included help for victims to write down their stories, organizing meetings with local church representatives, or installing a plaque in memory of victims. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

In early 2019, Philadelphia was one of six brands the company wrote down as the value of its intangible assets fell. — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026