Synonyms for downtown
ˈdaʊnˈtaʊndown·town

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1. downtownnoun

   Synonyms:
   city, CBD, Central Business District

2. downtownnoun

   of, relating to, or situated in the downtown area

   John walked everyday to his downtown job.

   Synonyms:
   Central Business District, CBD, city

3. downtownnoun

   Outside the three-point line, or generally far from the basket.

   That shot came from way downtown!

   Synonyms:
   CBD, Central Business District, city

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1. business district, downtownadjective

   the central area or commercial center of a town or city

   "the heart of Birmingham's downtown"

   Synonyms:
   business district

   Antonyms:
   uptown

2. downtownadverb

   of or located in the lower part of a town, or in the business center

   "downtown Manhattan"; "delinquents roaming the downtown streets"

   Antonyms:
   uptown

3. downtownadverb

   toward or in the lower or central part of town

   Antonyms:
   uptown

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "downtown":

   centre-ville, inner-city, amid, midtown, central, city, town

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1. Ema Richardson:

   I was laying in bed with my 2-year-old and I heard an explosion, then I started smelling burning, smoke and fire, i found my bother not breathing, with his whole face burned and his neck burned and trying to throw up a little or maybe he was gasping for air, so I called 911, she told WINKNews.com. Evan Spahlinger was taken to NCH Downtown Naples Hospital before being flown to a Miami hospital where doctors placed Evan Spahlinger in a coma to alleviate pain.

2. Edward Hartman:

   Birmingham is one of America's most dynamic and welcoming cities with world-class facilities highlighted by the state-of-the-art Protective Stadium, now home to the USFL, located downtown, it's within walking distance to the hotels where players will reside and many other amenities. We can't wait to make football magic in The Magic City on April 16, when the hometown Stallions take on the Generals to kick off the inaugural USFL season.

3. Rod Wheeler:

   Cydney Ireland said. The sprawling, 58,000-student main campus in downtown Columbus is one of the nation's largest. Fox News contributor Rod Wheeler, a former Washington DC homicide detective and an Ohio State University alum, said the school's police department is highly trained. People don’t need to panic.

4. Lee Mi-eun:

   Business is alright near tourist spots, but it has slowed down in downtown stores, people ask for lower-priced menus, come in smaller groups.

5. Paul Soglin:

   I see little public value in issuing a liquor license to Taco Bell and enormous costs for the residents of Madison and our city government, in the meantime, the violence at downtown locations associated with liquor is only growing -- growing in terms of frequency, in terms of location, and in terms of severity.