Behind and Down

Behind

Behind adjective - Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest.

Usage example: behind by two points

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Down and behind are semantically related in over topic. In some cases you can use "Down" instead the word "Behind" as an adjective or an adverb or a preposition.

Down

Down adjective - Being or moving lower in position or less in some value.

Usage example: down by a pawn

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Synonyms for Down

Antonyms for Down

Behind and down are semantically related in over topic. Sometimes you can use "Behind" instead the word "Down" as an adjective or an adverb or a preposition.

Nearby Word: downed

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

human	human behind	human down
straight	straight behind	straight down
entire	entire behind	entire down
cool	cool behind	cool down
Other adjectives: red.

Both words in one sentence

Chris Burnett, a Flight Navigator who gets shot down over Bosnia and has survive while trapped behind enemy lines.

Source: Film / Behind Enemy Lines
The premise behind many Hitler Rants parodies, where Hitler melts down over anything from getting his X Box Live account banned, getting a Wii instead of a PS3 for Christmas, and so on.

Source: Serious Business / Web Original
You can, for example, drive a sports car backwards down the highway while dragging an upside-down jet and going over the speed limit, and the military jeep behind you won't care.

Source: Video Game / Just Cause

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