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downward

 adjective
     
down‧ward [only before noun]
1 moving or pointing towards a lower position [≠ upward]:
a gentle downward slope
2 moving to a lower level [≠ upward]:
Share prices continued their downward trend.
She was caught in a downward spiral of drink and drugs.
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