shooting down
Blasting from sky
Shooting down is rejecting or defeating something decisively.
You shoot down an enemy aircraft, but more often you shoot down an idea, proposal, or argument: Every suggestion I made got shot down.
The phrase implies dismissal that's quick and perhaps harsh—not a measured disagreement but a flat rejection.
- repelDrive off or disgust
- deflectTurn from course
- interceptSeize en route
- counterFlat service surface
- refuteProve something untrue
dismiss · missile · debunking · rebuff · quash · invalidate · overthrowing · reject · dogfight · denial · drone · counterargument · splash · contradict · dropping · aircraft · deny · naysay
- International CrisesCuban Missile Crisis, Iran hostage crisis, hostage crisis, Suez Crisis, Bay of Pigs
shooting downapproving
Expressing favorable judgment
endorsing · accepting · supporting · embracing · championing
shooting downelevating
Lifting to higher level
building up · praising · boosting · propping up · encouraging
shooting downprotecting
Keeping from harm
defending · launching · escorting · safeguarding · shielding
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