Main entry: downward
Definition: on or toward a surface regarded as a base
Usage: he lay face downward; the downward pull of gravity
Antonyms: up
Definition: being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
Antonyms: up, upward, upwardly, upwards
Definition: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
Antonyms: up
Definition: to a more central or a more northerly place
Antonyms: up
Definition: to a higher intensity
Main entry: down, downward
Definition: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
Usage: the down staircase; the downward course of the stream
Antonyms: ascending
Definition: moving or going or growing upward
Main entry: down, downward, downwardly, downwards
Definition: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Usage: don't fall down; rode the lift up and skied down; prices plunged downward
Antonyms: up, upward, upwardly, upwards
Definition: spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position