Adjective
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on or toward a surface regarded as a base
"he lay face downward"
"the downward pull of gravity"
- downward(ip) -
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
"the down staircase"
"the downward course of the stream"
Adverb
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spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
"don't fall down"
"rode the lift up and skied down"
"prices plunged downward"