Antonyms for shot down
Grammar : Adj, verb |
Spell : shoot |
Phonetic Transcription : ʃut |
- above
- accept
- add
- admire
- admit
- agree
- aid
- allow
- animate
- approve
- assist
- assuage
- attest
- attract
- auspicious
- be inferior
- be lazy
- be proud
- bear
- begin
- believe
- benefit
- blow up
- boost
- bright
- build
- build up
- calm
- cheerful
- cherish
- choose
- clean
- cleanse
- clear
- collected
- combine
- comforted
- commend
- compliment
- concede
- concur
- confident
- construct
- contented
- cool
- create
- credit
- cure
- decent
- decrease
- defend
- delighted
- develop
- dignify
- elated
- elevate
- enable
- enact
- enchanted
- encourage
- encouraged
- encouraging
- endorse
- enforce
- enhance
- enlarge
- enthused
- erect
- establish
- esteem
- exaggerate
- exalt
- excited
- expand
- expectant
- extend
- fail
- fall behind
- fix
- flatter
- forfeit
- fulfilled
- gay
- give in
- give up
- glad
- go along
- good
- grant
- grow
- happy
- harmonize
- heal
- heartened
- help
- honest
- honor
- hopeful
- implode
- improve
- include
- increase
- inflate
- initiate
- inspirited
- institute
- invigorate
- join
- joyful
- joyous
- keep
- laud
- leave alone
- legalize
- like
- lose
- love
- mend
- mobilize
- OK
- optimistic
- overestimate
- overrate
- overvalue
- pass
- peaceful
- permit
- plant
- please
- pleased
- praise
- promising
- promote
- propitious
- protect
- prove
- purify
- raise
- ratify
- regard
- release
- relent
- repair
- resist
- respect
- retreat
- revive
- rise
- rosy
- sanction
- satisfied
- save
- schedule
- set up
- shelter
- shield
- slough off
- soothe
- spirited
- start
- strengthen
- submit
- support
- surrender
- sustain
- take on
- trust
- unite
- untroubled
- unworried
- up
- upgrade
- uphold
- upright
- validate
- value
- welcome
- withstand
- yield
Definition of shot down
Origin :- Old English sceotan "to hurl missiles, cast; strike, hit, push; run, rush; send forth swiftly; wound with missiles" (class II strong verb; past tense sceat, past participle scoten), from Proto-Germanic *skeutanan (cf. Old Saxon skiotan, Old Norse skjota "to shoot with (a weapon); shoot, launch, push, shove quickly," Old Frisian skiata, Middle Dutch skieten, Dutch schieten, Old High German skiozan, German schießen), from PIE root *skeud- "to shoot, to chase, to throw, to project" (cf. Sanskrit skundate "hastens, makes haste," Old Church Slavonic iskydati "to throw out," Lithuanian skudrus "quick, nimble").
- In reference to pool playing, from 1926. Meaning "to strive (for)" is from 1967, American English. Sense of "descend (a river) quickly" is from 1610s. Meaning "to inject by means of a hypodermic needle" is attested from 1914. Meaning "photograph" (especially a movie) is from 1890. As an interjection, an arbitrary euphemistic alteration of shit, it is recorded from 1934. Shoot the breeze "chat" first recorded 1941. Shoot-'em-up (adj.) in reference to violent entertainment (Western movies, etc.) is from 1942. Shoot to kill first attested 1867. Shoot the cat "to vomit" is from 1785. To shoot the moon originally meant "depart by night with ones goods to escape back rent" (1829).
- O, 'tis cash makes such crowds to the gin shops roam,And 'tis cash often causes a rumpus at home ;'Tis when short of cash people oft shoot the moon ;And 'tis cash always keeps our pipes in tune.Cash! cash! &c.["The Melodist and Mirthful Olio, An Elegant Collection of the Most Popular Songs," vol. IV, London, 1829]
- As in woebegone : adj depressed, troubled
- As in irremediable : adj hopeless
- As in dejected : adj depressed, blue
- As in despairing : adj upset, despondent
- As in despondent : adj depressed
- As in disappointed : adj let down, saddened
- As in dispirited : adj dejected, sad
- As in distressed : adj upset
- As in downcast : adj depressed, unhappy
- As in hopeless : adj futile, pessimistic
- As in assault : verb attack
- As in obliterate : verb destroy
- As in oppugn : verb oppose
- As in attack : verb assault verbally
- As in refute : verb prove false; discredit
- As in reject : verb say no to
- As in repeal : verb declare null and void
- As in shame : verb disgrace, embarrass
- As in slam : verb criticize very harshly
- As in belittle : verb detract
- As in veto : verb refuse permission
- As in best : verb defeat; gain advantage
- As in bring down : verb reduce or hurt
- As in immobilize : verb disable
- As in scarify : verb slam
- As in scathe : verb slam
- As in debase : verb degrade, shame
- As in deflate : verb humiliate
- As in degrade : verb shame, humiliate
- As in disable : verb render inoperative; cripple
- As in eradicate : verb destroy; remove
- As in explode : verb discredit
- As in fell : verb chop down
- As in humiliate : verb embarrass, put down
- As fast as the tribesmen turned the corner they were shot down.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- They're the ones who get shot down in wars and worked like dogs in time of peace.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Then all the horses were shot down and the guns and ammunition seized.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of VIII) » by Various
- We had not gone far, however, when our poor sergeant was shot down.
- Extract from : « The Autobiography of Sergeant William Lawrence » by William Lawrence
- These appear to have been shot down into the middle of a moorland wilderness.
- Extract from : « Brighter Britain! (Volume 1 of 2) » by William Delisle Hay
- When your red-hot rubbish is shot down your bank, where's it going to go, ey?
- Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine
- The first who topped it were shot down, among them Pitcairn.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- You shot down two more who, hearing his cries, rushed to his aid.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 » by Various
- As they shot down that steep hill they shrieked for very joy.
- Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
- He might easily be shot down where he stood, but he would die fighting.
- Extract from : « The Hunters of the Ozark » by Edward S. Ellis
Synonyms for shot down
- abase
- abash
- abate
- abject
- abnegate
- abolish
- abrogate
- abuse
- action
- advance
- afflicted
- aghast
- agitated
- all torn up
- annihilate
- annul
- antsy
- anxious
- argue
- argue against
- assail
- at end of one's rope
- atrabilious
- attack
- attenuate
- ax
- back out
- backpedal
- bad
- bad-mouth
- balked
- ban
- base
- bash
- basket case
- batter
- beat
- beat up
- beaten
- belie
- belittle
- bemean
- bench
- berate
- beset
- better
- beyond recall
- black
- black out
- blackball
- blame
- blank
- blast
- bleak
- blister
- blitz
- blot
- blot out
- blow
- blow down
- blow sky high
- blue
- blue pencil
- blunt
- bog
- bothered
- bowl over
- break
- bring down
- bring low
- brokenhearted
- brooding
- broody
- bugged
- bulldoze
- bummed out
- bummed-out
- bump
- bundle of nerves
- burn
- burn down
- burn someone's ears
- bushwhack
- bust
- call into question
- call off
- can't win
- cancel
- cancel out
- canker
- cashier
- cast aside
- cast down
- cast off
- cast out
- cast-down
- castigate
- cause to fall
- censure
- chagrin
- chapfallen
- charge
- chasten
- cheapen
- cheerless
- chuck
- cleave
- clobber
- clouded
- come down on
- complaining
- concerned
- confound
- confuse
- confute
- conquer
- contend
- contradict
- contravene
- controvert
- convict
- corrupt
- counter
- countermand
- cover
- crawl all over
- cream
- crestfallen
- cripple
- criticize
- crush
- cureless
- cut
- cut down
- cut down to size
- cut to the quick
- cut up
- cynical
- damage
- damn
- dampened
- dash
- dashed
- daunted
- debase
- debate
- debauch
- debilitate
- debunk
- deck
- declass
- decline
- decry
- defeat
- defeated
- defile
- deflate
- degenerate
- degrade
- dejected
- delete
- demean
- demolish
- demoralize
- demoralized
- demote
- denigrate
- deny
- depose
- deprave
- deprecate
- depreciate
- depress
- depressed
- deracinate
- deride
- derogate
- despairing
- desperate
- despise
- despondent
- deteriorate
- detract
- devaluate
- devalue
- diminish
- disable
- disallow
- disappointed
- disapprove
- disarm
- disbar
- disbelieve
- discard
- disclaim
- discombobulated
- discomfit
- disconcert
- disconcerted
- disconfirm
- disconsolate
- discontented
- discount
- discountenance
- discouraged
- discouraging
- discredit
- disdain
- disenable
- disenchanted
- disgrace
- disgruntled
- disheartened
- dishonor
- disillusioned
- dismal
- dismantle
- dismayed
- dismiss
- disparage
- dispirit
- dispirited
- dispose of
- dispraise
- disprove
- dispute
- disqualify
- dissatisfied
- distracted
- distrait
- distraught
- distressed
- do away with
- do in
- doleful
- down
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- down-in-the-mouth
- downbeat
- downcast
- downgrade
- downhearted
- downplay
- drag down
- dragged
- dreary
- drooping
- droopy
- drop
- drub
- dull
- dump on
- efface
- eliminate
- enervate
- enfeeble
- eradicate
- erase
- evert
- exceed
- excel
- exclude
- excoriate
- exercised
- exhaust
- explode
- expose
- expunge
- exterminate
- extinguish
- extirpate
- fatal
- fell
- fidgety
- finish
- finish off
- flatten
- flax
- flay
- floor
- fluff off
- foiled
- forbid
- forlorn
- frantic
- frustrated
- funky
- gainsay
- gash
- get the better of
- give a black eye
- give the lie to
- give thumbs down
- give thumbs down to
- gloomy
- glum
- go for
- gone
- goner
- grief-stricken
- griefstricken
- grieving
- grim
- ground
- hack
- hamstring
- handicap
- hangdog
- harassed
- harm
- haul off on
- heartsick
- heavyhearted
- helpless
- hew
- hock
- hogtie
- hopeless
- humble
- humiliate
- hurt
- hurting
- hyper
- ill-fated
- immobilize
- impair
- impossible
- impracticable
- impugn
- in a blue funk
- in a stew
- in a tizzy
- in despair
- in pain
- in the doldrums
- in the dumps
- in the pits
- in the soup
- incapacitate
- inconsolable
- incurable
- injure
- interdict
- invade
- invalidate
- irredeemable
- irreparable
- irreversible
- irrevocable
- jettison
- jilt
- jittery
- jump
- jump down one's throat
- jump on one's case
- jumpy
- kibosh
- kick in the teeth
- kill
- knock
- knock down
- knock off
- knock out
- knock over
- KO
- lambaste
- lash
- lash into
- lay into
- lay low
- lessen
- let down easy
- let have it
- let wind out of sails
- level
- lick
- lift
- light into
- liquidate
- listless
- long-faced
- lost
- low
- low-spirited
- lower
- lugubrious
- maim
- make a fool of
- make ashamed
- malign
- mangle
- mar
- mark out
- master
- melancholic
- melancholy
- menacing
- miffed
- minimize
- miserable
- moody
- mopey
- mopish
- morose
- mortify
- mournful
- mourning
- mow down
- mudsling
- murder
- mutilate
- muzzle
- negate
- negative
- nix
- no-win
- not a prayer
- not buy
- not go for
- nullify
- objecting
- obliterate
- obscure
- off
- oppose
- oppressed
- opt out
- outclass
- outdo
- outshine
- outstrip
- overcome
- overthrow
- overturn
- pan
- paralyze
- parry
- pass
- pass by
- pass on
- pass up
- past hope
- peeved
- perturbed
- pervert
- pessimistic
- pin someone's ears back
- pinion
- play down
- pointless
- pooh pooh
- poor mouth
- prevail
- prohibit
- prostrate
- pull down
- puncture
- puncture balloon
- purge
- put away
- put down
- put out of action
- put out of countenance
- put someone on the griddle
- put someone on the hot seat
- put to shame
- quash
- rake over the coals
- rape
- ravage
- raze
- read the riot act to
- rebuff
- rebut
- recall
- reduce
- refuse
- refute
- reject
- render incapable
- renig
- renounce
- repel
- reply to
- reproach
- reprobate
- reprove
- repudiate
- repulse
- rescind
- reverse
- revile
- revoke
- ridicule
- rip
- rip into
- ripped
- rive
- roast
- root out
- rub off
- rub out
- ruin
- rule out
- run down
- sabotage
- sad
- saddened
- sagging
- sap
- scarify
- scathe
- scoff
- scoff at
- scorch
- score
- scorn
- scourge
- scout
- scrap
- scratch
- scrub
- second
- set aside
- set upon
- sever
- shaky
- shame
- shatter
- shed
- shook
- shook up
- shoot
- shoot down
- shoot full of holes
- shot down
- shot-down
- show up
- shun
- shut down
- silence
- singing the blues
- sinister
- sink
- slam
- slap
- slap around
- slash
- slay
- slough
- smash
- smear
- sneer at
- snub
- sorrowful
- sour grapes
- spiritless
- split
- spoil
- spooked
- spurn
- squash
- squelch
- stain
- stamp out
- stand down
- storm
- strabilious
- stretch
- strike
- strike down
- strung out
- subdue
- suicidal
- sunder
- sunk
- surpass
- take a stand against
- take a swipe at
- take apart
- take care of
- take down
- take down a peg
- take issue
- take out
- taken down
- tan
- tear down
- thrash
- threatening
- throw away
- throw down
- throw monkey wrench in
- throw out
- throw over
- thumbs down
- thwarted
- top
- tormented
- torpedo
- total
- tragic
- transcend
- trash
- triumph
- triumph over
- troubled
- trounce
- tumble
- turn down
- unachievable
- unavailing
- unbrace
- unconsolable
- underestimate
- undermine
- underrate
- undervalue
- unfit
- unfortunate
- unglued
- unhappy
- unmitigable
- unroot
- unsatisfied
- unstrengthen
- up the creek
- up the wall
- uproot
- upset
- uptight
- useless
- vacate
- vain
- vanquish
- vanquished
- veto
- vilify
- violate
- vitiate
- void
- wallop
- wash out
- waste
- wax
- weaken
- weasel out
- weed out
- weighed down
- whip
- whomp
- whop
- wipe
- wipe off face of earth
- wipe out
- wipe the floor with
- wired
- withdraw
- wither
- woebegone
- woeful
- work over
- worm out
- worried
- worsening
- worsted
- wound
- wreck
- wrecked
- wretched
- write off
- X-out
- zap
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