/ Thesaurus / D Synonyms of down payment Find synonyms for: Noun1. down payment, deposit, paymentusage: a partial payment made at the time of purchase; the balance to be paid laterWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: blithesome Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language