What is another word for shot down?
Pronunciation:
[ ʃˈɒt dˈa͡ʊn], [ ʃˈɒt dˈaʊn], [ ʃ_ˈɒ_t d_ˈaʊ_n]
Related words: shot down plane, downing a plane, jet downed, downed jet, downed airplane, shot down jet
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Synonyms for Shot down:
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adj.
• dejected- Mopish ,
- all torn up ,
- atrabilious ,
- broody ,
- bummed out ,
- cast down ,
- down in dumps ,
- down in mouth ,
- down in the dumps ,
- in the pits ,
- Dampened ,
- Dragged ,
- abject ,
- black ,
- bleak ,
- cheerless ,
- clouded ,
- crestfallen ,
- dashed ,
- disconsolate ,
- discouraged ,
- disheartened ,
- dismal ,
- dispirited ,
- doleful ,
- down ,
- down in the mouth ,
- downhearted ,
- drooping ,
- droopy ,
- gloomy ,
- glum ,
- heavyhearted ,
- hurting ,
- low ,
- low-spirited ,
- melancholy ,
- miserable ,
- moody ,
- mopey ,
- morose ,
- sad ,
- sagging ,
- spiritless ,
- wretched .
- chapfallen ,
- up set ,
- worsted ,
- Objecting ,
- aghast ,
- balked ,
- beaten ,
- complaining ,
- defeated ,
- disconcerted ,
- discontented ,
- disenchanted ,
- disgruntled ,
- disillusioned ,
- dissatisfied ,
- foiled ,
- frustrated ,
- taken down ,
- thwarted ,
- unhappy ,
- unsatisfied ,
- upset ,
- vanquished .
- beyond recall ,
- goner ,
- irredeemable ,
- past hope ,
- unachievable ,
- unmitigable ,
- up the creek ,
- demoralized ,
- discouraging ,
- fatal ,
- gone ,
- helpless ,
- ill-fated ,
- impossible ,
- impracticable ,
- incurable ,
- irreparable ,
- irreversible ,
- irrevocable ,
- lost ,
- menacing ,
- pointless ,
- sinister ,
- threatening ,
- tragic ,
- unavailing ,
- unfortunate ,
- useless ,
- vain ,
- worsening .
- long-faced ,
- dreary ,
- grim ,
- hangdog ,
- lugubrious ,
- mournful ,
- woeful .
- anxious ,
- blue ,
- brokenhearted ,
- cynical ,
- depressed ,
- desperate ,
- forlorn ,
- frantic ,
- grief-stricken ,
- hopeless ,
- inconsolable ,
- melancholic ,
- oppressed ,
- pessimistic ,
- suicidal ,
- sunk ,
- weighed down .
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v.
• assault- abuse ,
- advance ,
- assail ,
- bash ,
- beset ,
- blast ,
- blitz ,
- bushwhack ,
- charge ,
- come down on ,
- go for ,
- haul off on ,
- invade ,
- jump ,
- jump down one's throat ,
- jump on one's case ,
- lay into ,
- let have it ,
- light into ,
- rape ,
- ruin ,
- set upon ,
- shoot down ,
- slam ,
- slap around ,
- storm ,
- strike ,
- trash ,
- violate ,
- work over ,
- zap .
- bad-mouth ,
- blister ,
- cut down to size ,
- cut to the quick ,
- decry ,
- deprecate ,
- depreciate ,
- deride ,
- derogate ,
- diminish ,
- discount ,
- discredit ,
- disparage ,
- dispraise ,
- downgrade ,
- downplay ,
- dump on ,
- knock ,
- lower ,
- minimize ,
- pan ,
- pooh pooh ,
- poor mouth ,
- put down ,
- rip ,
- roast ,
- run down ,
- scoff at ,
- scorch ,
- scorn ,
- shoot full of holes ,
- smear ,
- sneer at ,
- sour grapes ,
- squash ,
- squelch ,
- take a swipe at ,
- take down ,
- take down a peg ,
- tear down ,
- underestimate ,
- underrate ,
- undervalue ,
- write off .
- beat ,
- beat up ,
- better ,
- blank ,
- bulldoze ,
- clobber ,
- conquer ,
- cream ,
- deck ,
- drub ,
- exceed ,
- excel ,
- flax ,
- floor ,
- get the better of ,
- knock off ,
- ko ,
- lambaste ,
- lick ,
- master ,
- outclass ,
- outdo ,
- outshine ,
- outstrip ,
- overcome ,
- prevail ,
- put away ,
- shut down ,
- surpass ,
- take care of ,
- tan ,
- thrash ,
- top ,
- total ,
- transcend ,
- triumph ,
- triumph over ,
- trounce ,
- wallop ,
- waste ,
- wax ,
- whip ,
- whomp ,
- whop ,
- wipe ,
- wipe out ,
- wipe the floor with .
- abase ,
- cut down ,
- damage ,
- drop ,
- fell ,
- injure ,
- knock down ,
- lay low ,
- level ,
- mow down ,
- murder ,
- overthrow ,
- overturn ,
- prostrate ,
- pull down ,
- slay ,
- throw down ,
- tumble ,
- undermine ,
- wound .
- Bemean ,
- cheapen ,
- corrupt ,
- cripple ,
- debauch ,
- debilitate ,
- demean ,
- demoralize ,
- deprave ,
- devaluate ,
- devalue ,
- disable ,
- disgrace ,
- dishonor ,
- drag down ,
- enfeeble ,
- fluff off ,
- humble ,
- humiliate ,
- reduce ,
- sap ,
- sink ,
- weaken .
- chasten ,
- dash ,
- debunk ,
- disconcert ,
- dispirit ,
- kick in the teeth ,
- let down easy ,
- let wind out of sails ,
- mortify ,
- puncture balloon .
- Declass ,
- belittle ,
- bench ,
- break ,
- bump ,
- bust ,
- canker ,
- debase ,
- degenerate ,
- demote ,
- depose ,
- deteriorate ,
- detract ,
- disbar ,
- impair ,
- lessen ,
- mudsling ,
- pervert ,
- rule out ,
- vitiate .
- Unroot ,
- abate ,
- abolish ,
- annihilate ,
- blot out ,
- demolish ,
- deracinate ,
- do away with ,
- efface ,
- eliminate ,
- erase ,
- expunge ,
- exterminate ,
- extinguish ,
- extirpate ,
- liquidate ,
- obliterate ,
- off ,
- purge ,
- raze ,
- root out ,
- rub out ,
- scratch ,
- scrub ,
- stamp out ,
- torpedo ,
- uproot ,
- wash out ,
- weed out .
- blow down ,
- bowl over ,
- bring down ,
- cause to fall ,
- cleave ,
- cut ,
- flatten ,
- gash ,
- ground ,
- hack ,
- hew ,
- knock over ,
- rive ,
- sever ,
- shoot ,
- slash ,
- split ,
- strike down ,
- sunder .
- abash ,
- base ,
- bring low ,
- chagrin ,
- confound ,
- confuse ,
- crush ,
- degrade ,
- denigrate ,
- deny ,
- depress ,
- discomfit ,
- discountenance ,
- make a fool of ,
- make ashamed ,
- play down ,
- put out of countenance ,
- put to shame ,
- shame ,
- snub ,
- subdue ,
- vanquish ,
- wither .
- abnegate ,
- argue against ,
- blow sky high ,
- burn ,
- burn down ,
- cancel out ,
- contend ,
- contravene ,
- convict ,
- counter ,
- disclaim ,
- disconfirm ,
- dispose of ,
- dispute ,
- evert ,
- explode ,
- expose ,
- gainsay ,
- give the lie to ,
- give thumbs down to ,
- negate ,
- oppose ,
- parry ,
- quash ,
- rebut ,
- reply to ,
- show up ,
- silence ,
- take a stand against .
- abrogate ,
- annul ,
- back out ,
- backpedal ,
- blow ,
- call off ,
- countermand ,
- dismantle ,
- lift ,
- nullify ,
- opt out ,
- recall ,
- renig ,
- rescind ,
- reverse ,
- revoke ,
- set aside ,
- stand down ,
- throw over ,
- vacate ,
- void ,
- weasel out ,
- withdraw ,
- worm out .
Other relevant words:
- attenuate ,
- batter ,
- blunt ,
- disarm ,
- disenable ,
- disqualify ,
- enervate ,
- exhaust ,
- hamstring ,
- handicap ,
- harm ,
- hock ,
- hogtie ,
- hurt ,
- immobilize ,
- incapacitate ,
- invalidate ,
- kibosh ,
- knock out ,
- maim ,
- mangle ,
- mar ,
- mutilate ,
- muzzle ,
- paralyze ,
- pinion ,
- put out of action ,
- render incapable ,
- sabotage ,
- shatter ,
- spoil ,
- take out ,
- throw monkey wrench in ,
- unbrace ,
- unfit ,
- unstrengthen ,
- wreck .
- ax ,
- black out ,
- blue pencil ,
- bog ,
- cancel ,
- cover ,
- defeat ,
- delete ,
- do in ,
- eradicate ,
- finish ,
- finish off ,
- kill ,
- mark out ,
- nix ,
- obscure ,
- ravage ,
- rub off ,
- smash ,
- take apart ,
- wipe off face of earth .
- cashier ,
- cast aside ,
- cast off ,
- cast out ,
- chuck ,
- decline ,
- despise ,
- disallow ,
- disbelieve ,
- disdain ,
- dismiss ,
- exclude ,
- jettison ,
- jilt ,
- not buy ,
- pass by ,
- pass on ,
- pass up ,
- rebuff ,
- refuse ,
- renounce ,
- repel ,
- reprobate ,
- repulse ,
- scoff ,
- scout ,
- scrap ,
- second ,
- shed ,
- shun ,
- slough ,
- spurn ,
- throw away ,
- throw out ,
- turn down ,
- veto .
- at end of one's rope ,
- at end of rope ,
- bummed-out ,
- bundle of nerves ,
- can't win ,
- cast-down ,
- dejected ,
- despairing ,
- disappointed ,
- distressed ,
- griefstricken ,
- hyper ,
- in a stew ,
- in a tizzy ,
- in blue funk ,
- in despair ,
- in pain ,
- in the soup ,
- no-win ,
- not a prayer ,
- strabilious ,
- strung out ,
- unconsolable ,
- unglued ,
- up the wall ,
- fidgety ,
- harassed ,
- in a blue funk ,
- in the dumps ,
- miffed ,
- shaky ,
- worried .
How to use "Shot down" in context?
In a recent headline, "shot down" one can only imagine the terror and confusion that gripped the passengers of Utair Flight 9268 as it plummeted from the sky. As details of the event have unfolded, it is clear that the crew and passengers of the flight experienced a harrowing ordeal. The aircraft, which was en route from Moscow to Tallinn, Estonia, suddenly descended steeply before crashing into the ground near the Russian border. All 224 passengers and crew onboard were killed in what has been described as one of the deadliest airline accidents in recent history.
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- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.