Down and Lower

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Down verb - To strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall.

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Lower is a synonym for down. In some cases you can use "Lower" instead the word "Down" as an adverb or a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Word: downed

Lower verb - To cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally.

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Down is a synonym for lower. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead the word "Lower" as an adverb or an adjective or a verb.

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

man	down man	lower man
amount	down amount	lower amount
factor	down factor	lower factor
bit	down bit	lower bit
Other words: bar, boss, pants, weapons, walls, shields.

Characters who are only ever shown from the neck down or lower.

Source: The Faceless
After buying some time that way, she comes to some conclusions that cause the other to break down and lower the gun — as the case was his father's murder — and then punches him out in passing while he's angsting.

Source: Series / New Tricks
After buying some time that way, she comes to some conclusions that cause the other to break down and lower the gun — as the case was his father's murder — and then punches him out irritably in passing while he's angsting.

Source: Verbal Judo

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Lower and Down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/lower

Down & Lower. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/lower>.

Lower or Down. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/lower.

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