Synonyms of writing down

writing down

verb

present participle of write down

1

as in reducing

to diminish the price or value of

a company forced to write down its assets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reducing
• writing off
• marking down
• lowering
• depressing
• sinking
• attenuating
• devaluing
• downgrading
• shrinking
• devaluating
• depreciating
• cheapening
• breaking
• debasing
• demonetizing
• underestimating
• undervaluing
• compressing
• underrating
• underpricing
• contracting
• downsizing
• lessening
• moderating
• dwindling
• abridging
• deflating
• de-escalating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• marking up
• upgrading
• enhancing
• blowing up
• appreciating
• bloating
• inflating
• increasing
• adding
• extending
• expanding
• swelling
• overestimating
• multiplying
• maximizing
• raising
• escalating
• augmenting
• enlarging
• compounding
• amplifying
• boosting
• heightening
• dilating
• overrating
• overvaluing
• overpricing
• ballooning
• upping
• aggrandizing

2

as in recording

to make a written note of

write down what you remember about that day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recording
• logging
• jotting (down)
• setting down
• reporting
• taking down
• transcribing
• noting
• marking
• entering
• putting down
• registering
• chalking (up)
• chronicling
• enregistering
• minuting
• inscribing
• notching
• scoring

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of writing down

Atul Gawande’s The Checklist Manifesto shows the benefits of experts writing down the small part of their experience and knowledge that can be written down. — Timor Brik, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Why would a woman counting down the hours until her suicide still be writing down joke ideas? — Judy Berman, Time, 29 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

The system was inspired by Jim Collins, who visited Trek in 2018 and suggested writing down one lesson per book. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 6 May 2026

After writing down his guess, to which the first lady reacted in shock, officers informed them all to get down. — Max Rego, The Hill, 26 Apr. 2026

In the present day, Aunt Lydia is writing down her life story and recalling the early days of Gilead. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026

And because phones are often lost or stolen, Silvestro is constantly writing down her own number — on a hat, under a bridge — in the hopes that people call. — Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

Some people were literally sitting in their rooms all night writing down notes. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026