Antonyms for downward
ˈdaʊn wərddown·ward

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1. down(a), downward(a)adjective

   extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

   "the down staircase"; "the downward course of the stream"

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a), up, upwardly, upward, upwards

2. downward(ip)adverb

   on or toward a surface regarded as a base

   "he lay face downward"; "the downward pull of gravity"

   Antonyms:
   ascending(a), up, upwardly, upward, upwards

3. down, downwards, downward, downwardlyadverb

   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"

   Antonyms:
   up, ascending(a), upwardly, upwards, upward

   Synonyms:
   down, downwardly, downwards

How to use downward in a sentence?

1. Tony Stringer:

   The question is do governments have a credible plan to get deficits back on to a downward path and what is the country’s track record like.

2. Daniel Ang:

   Even if crude prices go up now, we could be seeing Iranian crude coming back to the market, pushing it down again. I think downward movement is more likely for the rest of this year.

3. Sal Guatieri:

   Supply constraints and labour shortages mounted, suggesting a downward revision to our outlook.

4. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   If oil goes to $40, then the 10-year could be going to 1 percent, the downward momentum on oil has likely found phase 2.

5. Nick Twidale:

   There is a fear in the market that sentiment has got a bit carried away on the positive side, especially given the experiences we had through October and through December, when we had some really sharp downward corrections, a lot of investors are wary of seeing something along those lines.

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