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Synonyms for down on
| Grammar : Adj, noun, verb |
| Spell : doun |
| Phonetic Transcription : daʊn |
Top 10 synonyms for down on Other synonyms for the word down on
- abominate
- action
- allergic to
- anathematize
- ante
- be allergic to
- be disgusted with
- be hostile to
- be loath
- be reluctant
- be repelled by
- be sick of
- be sorry
- bear a grudge against
- can't stand
- contemn
- contrary
- curse
- deprecate
- deride
- disapprove
- disdain
- disfavor
- dislike intensely
- disparage
- down on
- down side
- execrate
- feel aversion toward
- feel hostility toward
- feel malice to
- feel repugnance toward
- have an aversion to
- have enough of
- have no use for
- hazard
- inopportune
- loathe
- long shot
- look down on
- lot
- lottery
- nauseate
- negative
- not care for
- object to
- odds
- odds on
- opposed
- opposing
- opposite
- oppugning
- ornery
- parlay
- play
- pledge
- plunge
- pot
- raffle
- random shot
- recoil from
- reject
- reluctant
- repudiate
- repugnant
- risk
- scorn
- shot
- shot in the dark
- shudder at
- shun
- speculation
- spit upon
- spurn
- stake
- stuffy
- sweepstakes
- uncertainty
- unfortunate
- unfriendly
- unlucky
- unpropitious
- unwilling
- venture
- wager
Définition of down on
Origin :- late Old English shortened form of Old English ofdune "downwards," from dune "from the hill," dative of dun "hill" (see down (n.2)). A sense development peculiar to English.
- Used as a preposition since c.1500. Sense of "depressed mentally" is attested from c.1600. Slang sense of "aware, wide awake" is attested from 1812. Computer crash sense is from 1965. As a preposition from late 14c.; as an adjective from 1560s. Down-and-out is from 1889, American English, from situation of a beaten prizefighter. Down home (adj.) is 1931, American English; down the hatch as a toast is from 1931; down to the wire is 1901, from horse-racing. Down time is from 1952. Down under "Australia and New Zealand" attested from 1886; Down East "Maine" is from 1825.
- As in adverse : adj unfavorable, antagonistic
- As in bet : noun game of chance; money gambled
- As in detest : verb hate; feel disgust toward
- As in hate : verb dislike very strongly
Antonyms for down on
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