took down

VERB

write down

Synonyms

WEAK

inscribe jot down make a note of minute note note down put on record record set down transcribe

Antonyms

WEAK

build up

VERB

humble

Synonyms

WEAK

deflate humiliate let down lower mortify pull down put down take apart

Antonyms

WEAK

build up

Example Sentences

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The higher costs that took down Spirit are squeezing an entire industry, especially the budget carriers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Remember it was Asia’s financial turmoil that ultimately took down Swissair in 2001.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Karume says he removed the video of Kalekye because she left a comment underneath it and also took down another woman's video after she asked him to.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Fifth-seeded Palisades took down No. 1 Marina in Division IV and will travel to Santa Ana to play No. 2 Godinez Fundamental, which edged No. 3 Tulare Union, 41-39.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

She took down the aluminum-foil menorah the first graders had put on her door, and she wouldn’t let any of Charles’s signs into the room.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt