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step down
Overview of noun step-down
The noun step-down has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down -- (the act of decreasing or reducing something)
Overview of verb step-down
The verb step down has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) leave office, quit, step down, resign -- (give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal")
2. de-escalate, weaken, step down -- (reduce the level or intensity or size or scope of; "de-escalate a crisis")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun step-down
1 sense of step-down
Sense 1
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
=> change of magnitude
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun step-down
1 sense of step-down
Sense 1
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
=> cut
=> moderation, mitigation
=> lowering
=> cutback
=> devaluation
=> devitalization, devitalisation
=> extenuation, mitigation, palliation
=> easing, easement, alleviation, relief
=> de-escalation
=> minimization, minimisation
=> depletion
=> shortening
=> shrinking
=> subtraction, deduction
=> deflation
=> discount, price reduction, deduction
=> rollback
=> weakening
=> depreciation
=> contraction
=> reverse split, reverse stock split, split down
=> amortization, amortisation
=> declassification
=> tax shelter, shelter
=> tax credit
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun step-down
1 sense of step-down
Sense 1
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
=> change of magnitude
Antonyms of noun step-down
Member Holonyms of noun step-down
Substance Holonyms of noun step-down
Part Holonyms of noun step-down
Member Meronyms of noun step-down
Substance Meronyms of noun step-down
Part Meronyms of noun step-down
Meronyms of noun step-down
Holonyms of noun step-down
Attributes of noun step-down
Derived Forms of noun step-down
1 sense of step-down
Sense 1
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
RELATED TO>(verb) step down#2
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
Domain of noun step-down
Domain Terms of noun step-down
Familiarity of noun step-down
step-down used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun step-down
1 sense of step-down
Sense 1
decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
> change of magnitude
=> decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
=> increase, step-up
Meronyms of noun step-down
1 sense of step-down
Holonyms of noun step-down
Grep of noun step-down
step-down
step-down transformer
Antonyms of verb step-down
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb step-down
2 senses of step down
Sense 1
leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> leave, depart, pull up stakes
=> change
Sense 2
de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> decrease, lessen, minify
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb step-down
1 of 2 senses of step down
Sense 1
leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> retire
=> top out
=> fall
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb step-down
2 senses of step down
Sense 1
leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> leave, depart, pull up stakes
Sense 2
de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> decrease, lessen, minify
'Cause To' of verb step-down
Derived Forms of verb step-down
1 of 2 senses of step down
Sense 2
de-escalate, weaken, step down
RELATED TO>(noun) step-down#1
=> decrease, diminution, reduction, step-down
Domain of verb step-down
Domain Terms of verb step-down
Familiarity of verb step-down
step down used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb step-down
2 senses of step down
Sense 1
leave office, quit, step down, resign
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
de-escalate, weaken, step down
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb step-down
2 senses of step down
Sense 1
leave office, quit, step down, resign
> leave, depart, pull up stakes
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> drop out
Sense 2
de-escalate, weaken, step down
> decrease, lessen, minify
=> mitigate
=> pare, pare down
=> limit, circumscribe, confine
=> reduce, boil down, concentrate
=> shrink, reduce
=> abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce
=> slake, abate, slack
=> turn down, lower, lour
=> de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> minimize, minimise
=> reduce, cut down, cut back, trim, trim down, trim back, cut, bring down
=> cut
=> slack, slacken, slack up, relax
=> diminish, belittle
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb step-down
Sense 1
leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> leave, depart, pull up stakes
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Sense 2
de-escalate, weaken, step down
=> decrease, lessen, minify
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