Associations to the word «Downwards»

Wiktionary

DOWNWARDS, adverb. Towards a lower place; towards what is below.
DOWNWARDS, adverb. To a lower figure or amount.
DOWNWARDS, adverb. Towards something which is lower in order, smaller, inferior etc.

Dictionary definition

DOWNWARDS, adverb. Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position; "don't fall down"; "rode the lift up and skied down"; "prices plunged downward".

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche