"downwards" is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it when talking about something moving or pointing in a downwards direction or when talking about a downward trend. For example: "The stock market has been trending downwards over the past month."
Each morning for an hour we power through a series of demanding postures – downwards dogs and warriors – switching on tired muscles and stretching out the lower back and spine, which feels good after long hours paddling.
Meanwhile David Cameron's approval rating continues to tick downwards, with 28% approving compared to 29% who don't in the last poll.
But on iOS 5 (available across those 200m devices, remember) you just swipe downwards from the menu bar and you get a view on everything that's changed, with granular detail including what emails have come in (so you can go to them individually) or what events there are to deal with and so on.
And this system of executive power has naturally bled downwards into the product itself.
Its income from Sheffield council has also drifted downwards, from £2.38m in 2009-10 to £2.04m in 2012-13.
That, however, may be revised downwards as many of those whose ages are currently unknown will be SNP politicians, who are likely to be younger.
The road appears to slope downwards and drivers assume that their cars will go faster, but if they apply the brakes they are likely to grind to a complete halt.
In a statement filed on Thursday, Sports Direct said it had made a £23.3m downwards adjustment to the value of the two derivative financial instruments at its half-year end in October.
To the local authorities, offering one contract to deliver all the services can seem like a way of encouraging services to work together and drive efficiencies, but it can also be disruptive and lead to everything being driven downwards to the lowest common denominator, which is cost.
Without their support he'll cascade downwards through the diminishing strata of celebrity, through bad sitcoms and reality shows and shopping-centre openings, until he hits rock bottom and ends up successfully running for London mayor.
Gifts with purchase are just one way of encouraging more people to buy newspapers, which are on a steady downwards trajectory as more people consume their news online.
