thumbs-down

verb

To disapprove with a thumbs-down sign.

Opposite
thumbs-up
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Meanings

nounthumbs-down (plural thumbs-downs or thumbs-down)

plural thumbs-downs

  1. alternativeAlternative form of thumbs down.
verbthumbs-down (third-person singular simple present thumbs-downs, present participle thumbs-downing, simple past and past participle thumbs-downed)

present singular third person thumbs-downs · participle present thumbs-downing · participle past thumbs-downed · past thumbs-downed

  1. transitiveTo disapprove with a thumbs-down sign.

    He stood outside the dressing room and thumbs-upped or thumbs-downed each choice.

    2015, Anne Wagener, Borrow-A-Bridesmaid

    Antonyms: thumbs-up

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo disapprove with a thumbs-down sign.

Opposite
thumbs-up
Cite this entry
APA

thumbs-down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbs-down

MLA

“thumbs-down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbs-down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thumbs-down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thumbs-down.

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