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down vs downward

downward vs down

down is a noun but downward is not a noun.

down and downward both are adjectives.

down is a verb but downward is not a verb.

down and downward both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
downward No Yes No Yes
As adjectives, down and downward are synonyms defined as:
  • down and downward: extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
As adverbs, down and downward are synonyms defined as:
  • down and downward: spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
Other synonyms of down include downwardly, downwards.
down (noun) downward (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
down (adjective) downward (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
filled with melancholy and despondency on or toward a surface regarded as a base
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
down (verb) downward (verb)
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
bring down or defeat (an opponent)
drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
down (adverb) downward (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between down and downward

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