I know the meaning of the phrase "from the bottom up". I am wondering if there is any "antonym" (quotation mark is used because using the word "antonym" here is not standard) for the phrase in question such as "from the top down". In the Internet I have found "from the top down" not established.
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Actually, "from the top down" is a perfectly good phrase which probably means exactly what you want. I don't know why you think it's 'not established'; it's probably not as popular as "from the bottom up" but it's widely used and well understood.