DO DOWN Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

do down

verb

Definition of do down next

British

as in to overcome

to achieve a victory over you'll do her down at cards, but she'll probably win at croquet

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Recent Examples of do down Raiders coach Shane Krause, no stranger to the postseason, liked the first half from his squad, then tipped his cap to what Glenn did down the stretch. —

Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 21 Jan. 2026 Fullback Kyle Juszczyk became a go-to pass-catching threat because any open man would do down the stretch. —

Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026 While the Guardians are not letting the Red Sox get comfortable, manager Alex Cora is not worrying about what the Guardians do down the stretch. —

Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025 The A-list includes immediate and necessary improvements, while the B-list contains improvements that can be done down the road but that aren’t necessary. —

Kristine Gill, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2025 The Nuggets simply know what to do down the stretch of games, and the Thunder have struggled in the two close games of the series. —

Kelly Iko, New York Times, 10 May 2025 Devastating downgrade, but the Club stock has been doing down forever. —

Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2025 One potential separator in Jensen’s favor — especially if Utah has its eyes on what BYU is doing down the road — is his international experience. —

Cj Moore, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

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Rather than be benched, Devers batted cleanup, overcame an 0-for-3 start, and singled up the middle in the seventh to score Bryce Eldridge, who narrowly beat a tag at the plate for a 3-1 lead.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
Its highly specialized strategy likely evolved to take advantage of the ant’s natural aggression and then overcome its defenses; the slingshot mechanism flings the ant from the foraging trail, reducing the risk that the spider will be swarmed by other workers, the researchers hypothesized.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 June 2026