Synonyms for download
ˈdaʊnˌloʊddown·load

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.5 / 2 votes

1. downloadverb

   Synonyms:
   copy, dl, DL, transfer, move, take

   Antonyms:
   upload

2. downloadverb

   A file transfer to the local computer, especially one in progress.

   The download took longer than I expected.

   Synonyms:
   transfer, copy, DL, take, move, dl

   Antonyms:
   upload

3. downloadverb

   A file that has been, or will be transferred in this way.

   I got the download but it wouldn't work on my computer.

   Synonyms:
   dl, take, transfer, move, DL, copy

   Antonyms:
   upload

4. downloadverb

   to transfer a file to or from removable media.

   I needed to download photos to a CD-ROM

   Synonyms:
   take, copy, dl, transfer, DL, move

   Antonyms:
   upload

5. downloadverb

   to install software.

   Synonyms:
   move, take, DL, copy, transfer, dl

   Antonyms:
   upload

Princeton's WordNetRate this antonym:2.3 / 4 votes

1. downloadverb

   transfer a file or program from a central computer to a smaller computer or to a computer at a remote location

   Antonyms:
   upload

Matched Categories

1. • Transfer

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.3 / 4 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "download":

   downloading, downloaded, downloads, offload, unload, téléchargement, unloading, discharge, offloading, offloads, downloadable, upload, shock, de-stage, off-load, uploading, offloaded, destage, unloaded, downlink, dump, bleed, relief

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1. Republican Senator Richard Burr:

   I think it's safe to say that there are 30 end-to-end encrypted software packages that you can download for free. And, given the fact that between iTunes and PlayStation, the number of apps that are added on a weekly and monthly, yearly basis, and I think we anticipate that everything from this point forward will have an encrypted communications to it, now's the time for us to act.

2. Bernie Sanders:

   Today, after decades of consolidation and deregulation, just a small handful of companies control almost everything you watch, read, and download, given that reality, we should not want even more of the free press to be put under the control of a handful of corporations and 'benevolent' billionaires who can use their media empires to punish their critics and shield themselves from scrutiny.

3. Sandra Bond Chapman:

   Our brain doesn't do very well with too much information. The more you download, the more it shuts the brain down, it's better to read one or two good articles and think about them in a deeper sense rather than read 20.

4. Holly Jacobs:

   Once an image is uploaded, it's out there for others to see, download, share, and upload to other sites within a matter of seconds, the best way to prevent any harm from being done to a victim is to block an image from being uploaded or otherwise shared the first time around. We have been pushing and will continue to push the tech industry to make this possible.

5. John Lott:

   Just look at the illegal download of television shows and movies, millions of copies have been downloaded and the government has been unable to stop it. Why would the government be successful in stopping other information like these files from being downloaded?