WRITING DOWN Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

writing down

verb

present participle of write down

as in reducing

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

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as in recording

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

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Recent Examples of writing down One week ago, my father and I finished writing down the journey of his career together as the last chapter of my upcoming book, Invisible Senators (BPP/Simon & Schuster). — Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 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

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Drought conditions are also fueling devastating, costly wildfires and reducing crop yields, threatening to push up food prices.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Reportedly this approach could boost reliability by reducing the number of mechanical components.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of reducing

Verb

But as his brace against Uzbekistan showed, writing off Ronaldo remains a dangerous mistake.

— Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
So, before writing off a sluggish job candidate search as a market issue, take a hard look at the listing itself, from the title to the requirements, the compensation and the hiring process.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 23 June 2026

Definition of writing off

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Docker moved in a different direction with its MCP Catalog and Toolkit, containerizing servers and wrapping them in secret management, policy enforcement and audit logging.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Kath is competitive only about things that matter, like logging steps or shaving her legs, and the game had no bearing on her reality.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026

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Instead of marking down items at the end of a season, Nordy releases new items at deep discounts, then raises them to full price once the sale is over.

— Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 July 2026
Sony has a tradition of marking down its PlayStation 5 hardware a couple of times a year, and one of those opportunities to save is here through June 10th.

— Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 27 May 2026

Definition of marking down

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James Gray continued his festival tour with Paper Tiger this weekend setting down in the Locarno Film Festival to receive an honorary award ahead of the film’s Swiss premiere on its landmark Piazza Grande.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
Nunez has heard of other writers who proficiently multitask, setting down a partial manuscript while starting another, interspersing it all with stories and essays.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026

Definition of setting down

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In reporting quarterly earnings last month, Netflix execs reaffirmed their expectation that ad revenue will hit $3 billion in 2026, twice the 2025 level.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026
The International Rescue Committee, a global nonprofit organization focused on providing aid during humanitarian crises, said in a statement that its staff near Chocó is reporting damage to hospitals and clinics.

— Nicole Acevedo, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of reporting

Verb

The hardest physical part was actually taking down the old blinds, which had been screwed tightly into the window frame years prior.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Rather than taking down individual videos, the company has largely focused on accounts that post AI slop at scale, attempting to trick users and harvest cheap views for ad revenue.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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