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ABOVE Antonyms

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below
adverbadv
adverb

• in or to a place that is lower

• (in writing) at a later place

• on a floor below

• further down

beneath
adverbadv
adverb

• in or to a place that is lower

anterior
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or near the head end or toward the front plane of a body

noun

• a tooth situated at the front of the mouth

adjective satellite

• earlier in time

behind
adverbadv
noun

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

adverb

• in or to or toward the rear

• remaining in a place or condition that has been left or departed from

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• in or into an inferior position

• in debt

adjective satellite

• having the lower score or lagging position in a contest

bottom
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective

• situated at the bottom or lowest position

noun

• the lower side of anything

• the lowest part of anything

• the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

• the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat

• a depression forming the ground under a body of water

• low-lying alluvial land near a river

• a cargo ship

adjective satellite

• the lowest rank

verb

• provide with a bottom or a seat

• strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom

• come to understand

down
verb, adverbv, adv
adjective

• being or moving lower in position or less in some value

noun

• soft fine feathers

• English physician who first described Down's syndrome (1828-1896)

• (American football) a complete play to advance the football

• (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil

• fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

adverb

• spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position

• away from a more central or a more northerly place

• paid in cash at time of purchase

• from an earlier time

• to a lower intensity

• in an inactive or inoperative state

adjective satellite

• extending or moving from a higher to a lower place

• becoming progressively lower

• being put out in a game of baseball

• understood perfectly

• lower than previously

• shut

• not functioning (temporarily or permanently)

• filled with melancholy and despondency

verb

• drink down entirely

• eat up completely, as with great appetite

• bring down or defeat (an opponent)

• shoot at and force to come down

• cause to come or go down

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

earlier
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• earlier in time; previously

• comparatives of `soon' or `early'

• before now

adjective satellite

• (comparative and superlative of `early') more early than; most early

former
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adjective

• referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)

noun

• the first of two or the first mentioned of two

adjective satellite

• belonging to some prior time

• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

• belonging to the distant past

lower
verbv
adjective

• the bottom one of two

noun

• the lower of two berths

verb

• look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

• move something or somebody to a lower position

• set lower

• make lower or quieter

• cause to drop or sink

preceding
adjectiveadj
adjective

• existing or coming before

adjective satellite

• of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office

previous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• just preceding something else in time or order

• (used especially of persons) of the immediate past

• too soon or too hasty

prior
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
noun

• the head of a religious order; in an abbey the prior is next below the abbot

adjective satellite

• earlier in time

under
adverbadv
adverb

• down to defeat, death, or ruin

• through a range downward

• into unconsciousness

• in or into a state of subordination or subjugation

• below some quantity or limit

• below the horizon

• down below

• further down

adjective satellite

• located below or beneath something else

• lower in rank, power, or authority

underneath
adverbadv
adverb

• on the lower or downward side; on the underside of

• under or below an object or a surface; at a lower place or level; directly beneath

Alternatives for BELOW

Alternatives for BENEATH

Alternatives for ANTERIOR

Alternatives for BEHIND

Alternatives for BOTTOM

Alternatives for DOWN

Alternatives for EARLIER

Alternatives for FORMER

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