Hyphenation of downward

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word downward? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

down-ward

Definitions of downward:

1.	Extending or moving from a higher to a lower place The down staircase The downward course of the stream
2.	On or toward a surface regarded as a base He lay face downward The downward pull of gravity
3.	Spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position Don't fall down Rode the lift up and skied down Prices plunged downward

Synonyms of downward:

adj	down
adj	down, descending
adv	down, downwards, downwardly

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.