Down
Down verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.
Usage example: all attempts to ban indoor smoking had been downed by the town council
Nearby Word: downed
Kill
Kill verb - To reject by or as if by a vote.
Usage example: the Senate killed the bill by a single vote
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human down | human kill |
| low | low down | low kill |
| normal | normal down | normal kill |
| original | original down | original kill |
| Other adjectives: many, true, single, bad, quiet, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- The law-abiding Demons, the Pursuers, are then obliged to hunt down and kill all Sinners.
Source: Ape Shall Never Kill Ape -
Fire-Forged Friends: Sherman and Ferguson seemed to become this when they hunt down and kill the pimp that tried to kill Sammy.
Source: Series / Southland - He has monsters hunt you down and kill you, only for you to return and be hunted down again.
Source: Misaimed Fandom / Video Games
Cite this Source
Kill and Down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/kill
Down & Kill. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/kill>.
Kill or Down. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/kill.
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