WRITE DOWN Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

write down

verb

Definition of write down

as in to reduce

to diminish the price or value of a company forced to write down its assets

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as in to record

to make a written note of write down what you remember about that day

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Recent Examples of write down The school’s new policy, which students say has been in practice but not written down previously, may have been prompted by an incident last year. — Devna Bose, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026 The Mariners essentially wrote down the rest of Ray’s five-year, $115 million contract while taking on the dead money owed to declining outfielder Mitch Haniger and injured right-hander Anthony DeSclafani. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 31 July 2026 Blanche said $130; Pearlman wrote down the correct figure, $85. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 25 July 2026 No need to write down symptoms or try to remember the last time your cycle was irregular. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for write down

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Verb

The South in particular faces higher rates of obesity and other health challenges that have further reduced the pool of eligible recruits and contributed to higher injury rates during basic training, according to service data.

— Steven Beynon, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
The historic supply shock has also been softened by other factors, including alternative export routes out of the Gulf, China reducing its oil imports, the United States increasing production and drawdowns from global oil stockpiles.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduce

Verb

In June, one content creator recorded a relatively empty Disneyland while noting the absent daytime crowd.

— Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Some 1,017 wildfires have been recorded in England and Wales this year, according to data from the National Fire Chiefs Council, the same as last year’s record-breaking total.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of record

Verb

The retailer's whimsical Halloween decor has arrived, and right now, a selection of pieces is marked down for a limited time.

— Casey DelBasso, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
Grab the Lifewit Storage Bags while they’re marked down to $17 at Amazon to effortlessly organize your closet for fall.

— Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of mark down

Verb

Docker moved in a different direction with its MCP Catalog and Toolkit, containerizing servers and wrapping them in secret management, policy enforcement and audit logging.

— Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Presentation of the key, combined with the device already being signed in to the user’s Google account, triggers the Google server to present an authentication assertion to the site the user wants to log in to.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of log

Verb

And the larger entertainment industry is taking note of the uptick in audience interest in unscripted, giving more weight to slates that were previously written off.

— Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Not long ago, the announcement would have been written off as yet another blockchain trial balloon.

— Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of write off

Verb

The left-hander had set down 11 straight batters before that swing by Arozarena, a Yankees nemesis for years.

— CBS New York Team, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
James Gray continued his festival tour with Paper Tiger this weekend setting down in the Locarno Film Festival to receive an honorary award ahead of the film’s Swiss premiere on its landmark Piazza Grande.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of set down

Verb

The Athletic reported last week that the north east club were working on a deal for the Bosnia and Herzegovina international, who featured for his country at this summer’s World Cup.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The Athletic reported that a vote on the matter was held last week by the Buss family trust, which is made up of former Lakers owner Jerry Buss’ six children.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of report

Verb

The next playable portion is a boss battle against a giant Sentinel robot, where Sabretooth and Mystique help Wolverine take down Trask’s latest invention.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Previously, only sidewalk cafes could operate in all seasons, while cafes on the street were only allowed to be open from April through November, and then had to be taken down.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

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