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1. upside-down
adjective. ['ˌəpˈsaɪˌdaʊn'] being in such a position that top and bottom are reversed.
Synonyms
- turned
Antonyms
- amphitropous
- unsoured
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Rhymes with Upside Down
- abbottstown
- abbotstown
- run-down
- mcquown
- facedown
- downtown
- uptown
- renown
- mcgown
- mccown
- mccoun
- frown
- drown
- crowne
- crown
- clown
- browne
- brown
- towne
- town
- shoun
- noun
- lown
- gown
- downe
- around
Sentences with upside-down
1. Noun Phrase
Turn the tree and pot upside down, if the tree is small enough.
2. Noun Phrase
Turn the bowler hat upside down and set it on your work surface.
3. Noun Phrase
Turn the slide assembly upside down with the end of the barrel nearest to you.
4. Noun Phrase
Ensure the hooks are upside down so the ladder will hook onto the lip of the upper bunk.
Quotes about upside-down
1. In high school I used to write my love notes backwards, so she'd have to flip the paper upside-down to read it. Either that or read it in a mirror, so she can see herself as I see her, and see why I admire her*hool I used to write my love notes backwards, so she'd have to flip the paper upside-down to read it. Either that or read it in a mirror, so she can see herself as I see her, and see why I admire her.
*- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE
2. A crude age. Peace is stabilized with cannon and bombers, humanity with concentration camps and pogroms. We're living in a time when all standards are turned upside-down, Kern. Today the aggressor is the shepherd of peace, and the beaten and hunted are the troublemakers of the world. What's more, there are whole races who believe it*e. Peace is stabilized with cannon and bombers, humanity with concentration camps and pogroms. We're living in a time when all standards are turned upside-down, Kern. Today the aggressor is the shepherd of peace, and the beaten and hunted are the troublemakers of the world. What's more, there are whole races who believe it!
*- Erich Maria Remarque, Flotsam: A Novel of World War II
2. down
adverb. ['ˈdaʊn'] spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position.
Synonyms
- downward
- downwardly
Antonyms
- upwards
- upwardly
- up
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
3. down
adjective. ['ˈdaʊn'] being or moving lower in position or less in some value.
Synonyms
- set
- downbound
- thrown
- descending
- behind
- downfield
- downward
- weak
- low
- fallen
Antonyms
- high
- up
- night school
- disqualify
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
4. down
verb. ['ˈdaʊn'] drink down entirely.
Synonyms
- toss off
- belt down
- drink down
- bolt down
- kill
- imbibe
- pour down
- drink
Antonyms
- imperceptible
- smart
- infallible
- irregular
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
5. down
noun. ['ˈdaʊn'] soft fine feathers.
Synonyms
- feather
- plume
- plumage
- swan's down
- plumule
- goose down
- down feather
Antonyms
- depressurise
- pressurise
- depressurize
- desynchronize
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
6. down
verb. ['ˈdaʊn'] bring down or defeat (an opponent).
Synonyms
- get the better of
- defeat
Antonyms
- untangled
- powerful
- tough
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
7. down
adjective. ['ˈdaʊn'] becoming progressively lower.
Antonyms
- day school
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
8. down
verb. ['ˈdaʊn'] eat immoderately.
Synonyms
- eat
- devour
- consume
Antonyms
- rugged
- robust
- undiluted
- nonhuman
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
9. down
adjective. ['ˈdaʊn'] understood perfectly.
Synonyms
- mastered
- perfect
Antonyms
- inferior
- inadvisable
- badness
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)
10. down
noun. ['ˈdaʊn'] (American football) a complete play to advance the football.
Synonyms
- play
Antonyms
- disarrange
- deglycerolize
Etymology
- doun (Middle English (1100-1500))
- dun (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dune (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- dún (Old Norse)