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Synonyms for bring down

  • verb

Most common

lower humble minimize diminish get down depress cut down defeat

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Lower — to reduce

lower, reduce, humble, minimize, minimise UK, diminish, belittle, lessen, abase dated

2. Depress — to make (someone) feel bad emotionally

depress, get down, put out, come down on, darken, mortify dated

3. Cut

cut, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down

4. Defeat

defeat, overthrow, overturn, subvert

Other

take down, land, shoot down, cool down, visit, impose, hose down, inflict, depose, dethrone, lag off slang, harsh one's mellow slang

Antonyms

elevate, capitulate

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To reduce.

    The latest budget reforms are intended to bring down the level of inflation.

  2. v. 2

    To make (someone) feel bad emotionally.

    The news of his death brought her down.

  3. v. 3

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, down.

    Dad has brought down a stack of old vinyl records from the attic.

  4. v. 4

    To make (a ruler or government) lose their position of power.

    The rebel forces are trying to bring down the president and his government.

Example sentences

  • lower Being less urgent, this plan is lower in priority.
  • humble However humble it is, there is no place like home.
  • minimize I want to minimize the chances of another accident.
  • diminish This doesn't give him the right to diminish Muslims.
  • depress Rain doesn't depress people who like reading.

By length

3 letters
cut1
4 letters
land1, trim1
5 letters
lower2, visit2, abase
6 letters
reduce2, defeat2, humble2, impose2, lessen2, darken2, depose2
7 letters
inflict2, subvert2, depress2, mortify3
8 letters
minimize3, diminish3, minimise, overturn3, belittle3, dethrone2
9 letters
overthrow3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lower2 = 2 syllables).