Synonyms for bring down
bring down

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1. bring downverb

   Synonyms:
   harsh ones mellow, shoot down

2. bring downverb

   To make a legitimate rulership lose their position of power.

   The rebel forces are trying to bring down the president and his government.

   Synonyms:
   shoot down, harsh ones mellow

3. bring downverb

   To reduce

   The latest budget reforms are intended to bring down the level of inflation.

   Synonyms:
   shoot down, harsh ones mellow

4. bring downverb

   To make something, especially something flying, fall to the ground. Usually by firing a weapon of some kind.

   He brought down a pheasant with his first shot of the day.

   Synonyms:
   shoot down, harsh ones mellow

5. bring downverb

   To cause an opponent to fall after a tackle.

   Synonyms:
   harsh ones mellow, shoot down

6. bring downverb

   To make someone feel bad emotionally.

   The news of his death brought her down.

   Synonyms:
   harsh ones mellow, shoot down

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1. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring downverb

   move something or somebody to a lower position

   "take down the vase from the shelf"

   Synonyms:
   commence, land, swallow, write down, get off, tear down, get, raze, impose, trim down, disgrace, lower, demoralise, take down, dismount, get down, dismantle, cut, demoralize, demean, trim back, trim, overthrow, turn down, pull down, cut down, disappoint, glower, reduce, degrade, set about, lour, subvert, overturn, visit, level, frown, start, put down, begin, inflict, let down, cast down, start out, dispirit, depress, cut back, deject, dismay, light, set down, rase, unhorse, note, set out

2. overthrow, subvert, overturn, bring downverb

   cause the downfall of; of rulers

   "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"

   Synonyms:
   weaken, land, bowl over, overthrow, vacate, cut, annul, trim down, overturn, lower, demoralise, misdirect, overrule, get down, debase, pervert, demoralize, lift, trim back, trim, counteract, profane, rescind, cut down, tump over, put down, reduce, sabotage, let down, override, subvert, vitiate, repeal, take down, deprave, revolutionize, cut back, tip over, impose, inflict, undermine, upset, turn over, reverse, countermand, revoke, revolutionise, knock over, countermine, visit, debauch, corrupt

3. inflict, bring down, visit, imposeverb

   impose something unpleasant

   "The principal visited his rage on the students"

   Synonyms:
   chitchat, land, confab, overthrow, enforce, inspect, impose, trim down, overturn, lower, get down, call in, cut, jaw, chit-chat, claver, trim back, trim, see, chew the fat, cut down, call, reduce, levy, natter, gossip, travel to, subvert, visit, take down, cut back, put down, inflict, shoot the breeze, confabulate, let down, chat, chatter, chaffer

4. land, put down, bring downverb

   cause to come to the ground

   "the pilot managed to land the airplane safely"

   Synonyms:
   unload, land, write down, repose, overthrow, bring, impose, drop off, disgrace, lower, visit, get down, place down, cut, demean, trim back, trim, record, shoot down, cut down, lay, reduce, degrade, let down, subvert, overturn, take down, set down, trim down, put down, down, inflict, set ashore, drop, enter, discharge, cut back, shore, destroy

5. bring downverb

   cause to be enthusiastic

   "Her playing brought down the house"

   Synonyms:
   overturn, cut back, get down, lower, let down, take down, trim back, overthrow, put down, trim down, subvert, cut down, cut, visit, land, impose, reduce, inflict, trim

6. reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring downverb

   cut down on; make a reduction in

   "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"

   Synonyms:
   clip, cut out, skip, strike down, ignore, cut off, put down, lop, knock down, reduce, curtail, turn off, fell, trim, tailor, visit, shave, quash, cut, overthrow, cut back, mow, land, turn out, lose weight, shrink, slew, rationalise, switch off, prune, melt off, trim down, snip, contract, dress, shorten, thin, make out, geld, rationalize, disregard, down, snub, push down, inflict, subvert, slim down, concentrate, garnish, slue, tighten, abbreviate, pull down, restrict, keep down, hack, impose, flash back, subdue, cut down, deoxidise, burn, subjugate, curb, issue, edit, edit out, come down, repress, let down, foreshorten, dilute, write out, thin out, curve, swerve, get down, scale down, crop, drop, take down, boil down, pare, slenderize, trend, lower, abridge, deoxidize, sheer, slash, veer, overturn, decoct, slim, trim back

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1. • Arrive
   • Aviation
   • Communicate
   • Decrease
   • Depose
   • Enthuse
   • Move

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1. bring down

   Synonyms:
   humble, abase

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1. Jerry Falwell:

   Homosexuality is Satan's diabolical attack upon the family that will not only have a corrupting influence upon our next generation, but it will also bring down the wrath of God upon America.

2. Nishant Mehta:

   We will be spending a lot of time optimizing what datawe want to bring down, working with the scientists to figure out what's most interesting.

3. Wells Fargo:

   I fully understand that a gas tax holiday alone is not going to fix the problem, but it will provide families some immediate relief -- just a little bit of breathing room -- as we continue working to bring down prices for the long haul.

4. Mylene Scholnick:

   Fuel is definitely an issue and it is eating into profitability, when fuel comes down, the airlines keep aircraft longer, so we had seen ages pushed to 28, 30 years. Now with fuel back up, it won't bring down the retirement age drastically but will stabilize it at around 25 years.

5. David Zucker:

   We are working with our [ packaging ] vendors to help bring down the cost of the recyclable material so we can achieve that, what Perdue is doing with its sustainability initiative is spot on with trends in the meat industry.