FACEDOWN Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

facedown

adverb

Definition of facedown

as in down

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Recent Examples of facedown Deputy Gourley quickly located the victim in the water floating face down and pulled her to shore. — Alex Nitzberg, FOXNews.com, 8 June 2026 In one visit, a physician walked into the room with his phone face down on the counter already running in the background. — Demetri Giannikopoulos, Forbes.com, 5 June 2026 Even if the phone is face down on the table or tucked in your pocket, your brain knows that a notification can ding or there is an opportunity to look away from the company and find a funny video. — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 30 May 2026 Amid the screams and chaos lay Manzo, face down and bleeding. — Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for facedown

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On prediction market platform Kalshi, chances for a hike in October stood at just 18%, down from almost 70% a week ago.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Sales of all versions of the Escape were down 85% as its supplies of the car on dealers’ lots dwindled.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of down

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With the onset of the autumn agricultural harvest and winter heating seasons, domestic distillate inventories, including diesel, continue to trend downward.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Such strength would help to support stock prices when the other big lever that affects stock prices, interest rates, is pushing downward.

— Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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faced off

facedown

faced up (to)

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