groundward

Heading toward below

Groundward means toward the ground, moving or directed downward: The falcon tucked its wings and dove groundward.

The word appears in descriptive writing more than everyday speech.

Also spelled groundwards, especially in British English.

motion

descend

Move to lower position

dropFall or release
fallDescend under gravity
plummetRapid downward descent

sink · dive · swoop · plunge · tumble · lower · alight · land · settle · touch down

gravity

pull

Force toward oneself

attractionPull toward something
weightMeasure of heaviness
forceStrength or compulsion

fall · acceleration · mass · gravitational pull · Newton · gravitation · terminal velocity · drag · trajectory · descent

posture

stoop

Small entry porch

bendCurve or flex
crouchLow bent-knee stance
kneelBend legs to ground

bow · prostrate · duck · slouch · slump · squat · genuflect · curtsy · kowtow · hunker

earth

soil

Ground matter for planting

earthSoil or electrical grounding
terrainLand's physical features
surfaceOutermost boundary layer

land · dirt · bedrock · clay · turf · floor · terra firma · topsoil · foundation · substrate

Categories

directionsnorth, south, east, west, left
Downward directionsdown, below, beneath, under, underneath

Opposites

vertical direction

groundwardskyward

Toward the firmament

upward · heavenward · spaceward · aloft · ascending

Family

ground, background, underground, grounds, playground, downward, grounded, grounding, skyward

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