Downbeat
Downbeat adjective - Emphasizing or expecting the worst.
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Steady and Downbeat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/downbeat/steady
Downbeat & Steady. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/downbeat/steady>.
Steady or Downbeat. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/downbeat/steady.
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