downward
adjective
1. extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
- the down staircase
- the downward course of the stream
Similar word(s): descending, down
2. on or toward a surface regarded as a base
- he lay face downward
- the downward pull of gravity
Similar word(s): down
Sentences with downward as an adjective:
- He spoke with a downward glance.
adverb
1. 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
Similar word(s): down, downwardly, downwards
Sentences with downward as an adverb:
- His position in society moved ever downward.