downward

Universal Words adjective [usuallybeforenoun] moving or pointing towards a lower level: the downward slope of a hill * A rise in interest rates would reverse the downward trend in inflation. * She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness. * The business was on a downward path, finally closing in 1998. * Subsidence is the downward movement of a site on which a building stands. OPPUPWARD