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 Such a promise needs to be written down, with a way for employees to challenge a broken commitment. — Christoph Trattner, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026 Brian had written down the recipe, and, in his back shed, Michael, with the eventual assistance of Kasey, sets about following it into strange and disturbing territory. — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026 Shares of Kellermeyer Bergensons Services, whose janitors clean 2 billion square feet of commercial property every day, have been written down to nothing. — Ellen Dimauro, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2026 With nothing written down, there is nothing reliable for an AI tool to work from to help automate. — John Bruggeman, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Other inventive scenes include Duong’s father reading from his memoir in Vietnamese, as his relatives do not speak or read English, and so will not have heard his story as written down. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026 They were first written down in the mid-19th century, and have been central to the study of fluid mechanics ever since. — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026 When processes aren’t written down, new hires take longer to get up to speed, and mistakes are more likely. — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Capricorn December 22 – January 19 A bigger plan becomes more realistic when the next step is written down. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

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The combination also reduced the hazard of cancer spreading to distant sites or death by 38%.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
In Spain, modern farming methods have reduced the practice of transhumance to a small group of farmers that keep the tradition alive not just for its environmental benefits but also for its cultural value.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

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But a staff report by the Development Review Committee noted that the building is significantly larger in mass and scale than its immediate surroundings and suggested design tweaks to reduce the massing effect.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
The researchers noted that retatrutide’s lack of FDA approval was a limitation, and further studies are needed to determine how the drug may affect long-term cardiovascular outcomes.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of noted

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By that point — more than a decade after my symptoms began — other diseases that mimic MS had been ruled out, but only because I was forced to inquire about them after doctors had wrongly written off MS early in my diagnostic search.

— Lindsay Karp, STAT, 23 Oct. 2026
National Democratic funding organizations have largely written off Florida in recent election cycles.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of written off

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Since then, it's been a rocky road for Coach Prime, marked by a disastrous 3-9 campaign in 2025 and a 2-5 start to 2026.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
His prior athletic participation form was marked for a change of schools for athletic purposes by Grapevine-Colleyville athletics.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026

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Minnesota handled the Heat, 131-106, on the road Wednesday night when two-time All-NBA guard Anthony Edwards sunk nine 3-pointers to post 45 points.

— Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
The University of Michigan's index of consumer sentiment sunk to its second-lowest reading on record in September.

— Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of sunk

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The majority of The Same Place was recorded between 2010 and 2012, predating Doss’ passing; finishing touches were added by other OTC members and collaborators in the wake of Hart’s death.

— Patrick Lyons, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Larsson recorded 17 points, six rebounds and eight assists while posting an impressive plus/minus of plus 12 in 31 minutes off the bench.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of recorded

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Customers filed lawsuits alleging Bacelar was buying dogs on the cheap from breeders, then misrepresenting them as rescues and charging high adoption fees, The Times reported.

— Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Koppie reported raising exactly enough to cover his campaign’s expenses of less than $3,000 from July through September, most of it out of his own pocket.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

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