Synonyms of took down

took down

verb

past tense of take down

1

as in humiliated

to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes

there's no need to take us down by making fun of our clothes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humiliated
• discredited
• embarrassed
• humbled
• confused
• degraded
• shamed
• disgraced
• rattled
• dishonored
• insulted
• debased
• chastened
• lowered
• demeaned
• smirched
• cheapened
• abased
• fouled
• criticized
• diminished
• cried down
• flustered
• sunk
• wrote off
• put down
• mortified
• sank
• ridiculed
• nonplused
• discounted
• disconcerted
• nonplussed
• minimized
• confounded
• disparaged
• detracted
• discomfited
• fazed
• abashed
• discountenanced
• depreciated
• belittled
• condemned
• maligned
• decried
• affronted
• slandered
• libelled
• libeled
• damned
• defamed
• defiled
• castigated
• denounced
• execrated
• censured
• reprehended
• bad-mouthed
• reprobated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elevated
• cited
• celebrated
• honored
• exalted
• recognized
• decorated
• applauded
• praised
• cheered
• hailed
• acknowledged
• complimented
• canonized
• commended
• acclaimed
• lauded
• congratulated
• extolled
• boasted
• saluted
• deified
• touted
• feted
• played up
• highlighted
• eulogized
• aggrandized
• advanced
• lifted
• promoted
• magnified
• raised
• dignified
• spotlighted
• enshrined
• upgraded
• fêted
• enthroned
• uplifted
• glorified
• ennobled
• boosted
• idealized
• enskied
• spotlit
• romanticized

2

as in dismantled

to take apart

electricians will take down all the lights for the set after the play has finished its run

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dismantled
• knocked down
• disconnected
• broke down
• detached
• struck
• dismounted
• disassembled
• divided
• dismembered
• demounted
• disengaged
• separated
• disaggregated
• disjointed
• broke up
• disunited
• dissevered
• disjoined
• disarticulated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• constructed
• built
• assembled
• combined
• erected
• united
• pitched

3

as in recorded

to make a written note of

took down the customer's contact information

Synonyms & Similar Words

• recorded
• logged
• reported
• wrote down
• transcribed
• set down
• noted
• jotted (down)
• marked
• put down
• registered
• entered
• chronicled
• chalked (up)
• inscribed
• notched
• enregistered
• minuted
• scored