downward

[down·ward]

Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

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Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

Adverb
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"

adv.
Alt. of Downwards

a.
Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

a.
Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent.

a.
Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts.

Downward

Down"ward, a. 1. Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

With downward force That drove the sand along he took his way.

2. Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward line of descent. 3. Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed; dejected; as, downward thoughts. Sir P. Sidney.

Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place; tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower level; declivous.

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Usage Examples

Corporate America cannot afford to remain silent or passive about the downward spiral we are undergoing. It cannot turn a blind eye to how difficult the experience of life is for so many of their customers.

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.

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Other Usage Examples

We judged that a sudden, disorderly failure of Bear would have brought with it unpredictable but severe consequences for the functioning of the broader financial system and the broader economy, with lower equity prices, further downward pressure on home values, and less access to credit for companies and households.

All places where women are excluded tend downward to barbarism but the moment she is introduced, there come in with her courtesy, cleanliness, sobriety, and order.