WRITTEN DOWN Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

written down

verb

past participle of write down

as in reduced

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

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as in noted

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

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Recent Examples of written down Sir John de Stricheley died at the castle in 1341 (and was important enough to have his death written down properly). — ArsTechnica, 17 Aug. 2026 An organization that keeps its unchangeable problem written down somewhere visible has not solved it. — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 That’s enough to call it preexisting, whether or not it was written down anywhere. — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026 No records from her lifetime mention the event—and this seems like the sort of thing someone might have written down. — Michele Metychall, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 July 2026 None of these rules are written down. — Valerie Fraser Luesse, Southern Living, 22 June 2026 Nothing can be written down, and no one can know everything, so much of the dialogue is a bewildering avalanche of codewords and code names. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 18 May 2026 Processes that had previously lived in people’s heads began to get written down. — Shivaas Gulati, Sportico.com, 12 May 2026 The Odyssey is based on the ancient Greek epic poem known as Homer's Odyssey, which is widely understood to have been passed down from generation to generation via oral storytelling before it was written down in full. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026

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That tariff rate was later reduced to 15% when the two sides agreed on a trade deal, but uncertainty remains about the stability of that agreement and how imports of certain European goods, such as steel, will be taxed by Washington.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Traffic on the critical waterway, through which one-fifth of global crude oil typically flows, has reduced to a trickle since the war started in February.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of reduced

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The company’s lawyers noted that Banks had signed a standard waiver giving up creative control over the project.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Still, Garnett noted in court that the government’s calculation of federal sentencing guidelines would call for a sentence of 24 to 30 years in prison.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of noted

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 written off

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Trump has branded his second presidency as one focused on cost-cutting, marked by early federal agency job cuts ordered by the nongovernmental Department of Government Efficiency.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 Aug. 2026
The Buckeyes swept that series before the two sides met again in the 1988 NIT championship at Madison Square Garden, a 72-67 triumph for the Huskies that marked UConn’s first title in a national postseason event.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of marked

Verb

At least a dozen attacks on health facilities and workers were recorded as of mid-July, according to local health authorities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
The latest scorcher comes after Western Europe recorded its hottest June and July on record, according to Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitor.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of recorded

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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 marked down

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The New York Times, which first reported Rideout's release, said the 50-year-old had worked as a missionary in Niger for 19 years and was a pilot for SIM International.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Coaching searches are, at best, farcical, the truth lying somewhere between fans’ fanatical wishes, reported contacts and actual interviews.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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