13
down(adjective, adverb, lower, inferior, declining)
12
descending(adjective, rise, inferior, down, depressed)
10
downwards(adjective, adverb, earthward)
7
downhill(adjective, adverb, inferior, down, depressed)
6
falling(adjective, inferior, depressed, declining, descending)
6
sliding(verb, adjective, inferior, down, depressed)
5
downwardly
5
below(adverb, inferior, down, underneath, beneath)
5
declining(adjective, inferior, down, depressed, descending)
5
dropping(adjective, inferior, depressed, declining, descending)
5
slipping(adjective, inferior, depressed, declining, descending)
5
soul-crushing
4
cheerless(adjective, blue, sad, sorrow, depression)
4
depressed(adjective, blue, sad, depression, woe)
4
descendent(adjective, rise, descending)
4
downgrade(adjective, inferior, depressed, declining)
4
downstairs
4
sinking(adjective, inferior, down, depressed, declining)
4
under(adjective, adverb, inferior, depressed, declining)
3
beneath(inferior, down, below, underneath)
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