This is intended. The intro text of the OPTIONS section mentions that
for boolean options every option has a --no- option negating the effect
(which happens to be right above --no-install-recommends). As --install-
recommends is the default, it feels more useful to document the negation
as its the option which a user might happen to use. Its even more
obvious with the --no-download option. Documenting --download would just
be more text to write, read & translate for no obvious benefit – hence
marking as wontfix/opinion.

** Changed in: apt (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Opinion

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