Antonyms for downstairs


Grammar : Noun
Spell : adverb, noun doun-stairz; adjective doun-stairz
Phonetic Transcription : adverb, noun ˈdaʊnˈstɛərz; adjective ˈdaʊnˌstɛərz


Definition of downstairs

Origin :
  • 1590s, from down (adv.) + stairs (see stair).
  • As in floor : noun bottom of a room; level of a multistory building
Example sentences :
  • Downstairs, Christine and Palmer had entered on the round of midwinter gayeties.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • "They're going to have it downstairs in the kitchen," soliloquized he.
  • Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
  • Mon petit Dame was waiting for me downstairs in the concierge's room.
  • Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt
  • Once more she is downstairs, in the lane which the dancers are making for their last reel.
  • Extract from : « The Cavalier » by George Washington Cable
  • Downstairs the door-bell rang, and Alice's arms jerked with the shock.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • The noise from downstairs was as that of a score of battling fiends.
  • Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London
  • There was a knock at the door, and the clerk from downstairs ushered in his visitor.
  • Extract from : « The Avenger » by E. Phillips Oppenheim
  • Downstairs, in the dining-room, he could not sit at table, without seeing her opposite him.
  • Extract from : « Doctor Pascal » by Emile Zola
  • Downstairs some one had thrown open a window, some one was playing a piano.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • Is she strong enough to get downstairs to a cab, or to ride in one afterward?
  • Extract from : « Kent Knowles: Quahaug » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Synonyms for downstairs

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