Downward and Negative

Downward

Downward adjective - Directed down.

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

Nearby Words: downside, downwards, downwardly

Negative

Negative adjective - Marked by opposition or ill will.

Downward and negative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downward" instead an adjective "Negative".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Tabletop Game / New World of Darkness Good Is Dumb: For spirits of negative emotions, even the stupidest ones cause downward spirals in their victims that exacerbate the spirit's emotion and feed it more and more.
  • Later on it was retconned that the Symbiote had briefly bonded to Deadpool before bonding to Spider-Man as it's proper host, and that having come into contact with Deadpool's mind is what caused it to have a negative influence on Peter, sending it on a downward spiral after bonding with Brock.
  • Certain Type O Negative albums, such as October Rust, are similar to Throwing Copper and The Downward Spiral in this regard; they have decent dynamic range, but the louder peaks are clipped.
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