downward motion
- fallingMoving downward freely
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- plungeSudden steep descent
- dropFall or release
- sinkingFalling through water
tumbling · gravity · cascade · dive · plummet · slope · decline · swoop · crash · spiral · collapse · slide · droop · sag · lowering · dip · slump · freefall
vertical direction
downward motionrising
Act of ascending
ascent · climbing · uplift · levitation · elevation
movement vs. stillness
downward motionstillness
Complete lack of motion
stasis · immobility · motionlessness · rest · inertia