downwards

/ ˈdaʊnwədz /

adverb

1. from a higher to a lower place, level, etc
2. from an earlier time or source to a later

   from the Tudors downwards

Example Sentences

However, the proportion of goals scored from set-pieces continues to trend downwards.

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Throughout the hearing on Thursday, McCartney sat in the dock looking downwards at his feet, with his hands covering his ears.

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He added: "I thought the minister listened to the concerns around the table. He seemed very willing to change the downwards spiral of lack of investment in the arts."

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In downbursts the air is not rotating, but instead dropping quickly downwards from the storm cloud in a vertical column.

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The riots have been characterised as “far right” by public figures from the prime minister downwards.

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Related Words

• descending