Downward and Lower

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Downward adverb - Toward or in a lower position.

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Lower and downward are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Lower" instead an adverb "Downward".

Nearby Words: downside, downwards, downwardly

Lower adjective - Having not so great importance or rank as another.

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Downward and lower are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downward" instead an adverb "Lower".

Nearby Words: lowered, lowering, lowermost, lowercase

When the German ship commander orders Mallory to "lower your sails", Mallory gives the order to do so in Greek while making a downward gesture.

Source: Hand Signals
When she was originally introduced, she was considered to be a lower-tier character with little utility value besides jumping and firing downward.

Source: Difficult but Awesome
Diazs mouth was disturbing in that the lower jaw appeared to have been pulled out half a foot, pinched and pulled downward and then twisted thirty or so degrees to the right.

Source: Literature / Whateley Universe

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