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downcast vs down

down vs downcast

downcast and down both are nouns.

downcast and down both are adjectives.

downcast is not a verb while down is a verb.

downcast is not an adverb while down is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
downcast Yes Yes No No
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As adjectives, downcast and down are synonyms defined as:
  • downcast and down: filled with melancholy and despondency
Other synonyms of downcast include blue, depressed, dispirited, down in the mouth, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low-spirited, low.
downcast (noun) down (noun)
a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine (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
downcast (adjective) down (adjective)
filled with melancholy and despondency being or moving lower in position or less in some value
directed downward filled with melancholy and despondency
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
downcast (verb) down (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
downcast (adverb) down (adverb)
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 downcast and down

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