DO DOWN Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

do down

verb

Definition of do down

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 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 See All Example Sentences for do down

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Tested on three below-knee amputees, this technique could overcome the limitations of current muscle-signal systems.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
This front row seat to past moments — including some that involve Ethan — leads Hannah to reflect, break out of her comfort zone and overcome her fear of failure.

— Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcome

Verb

The students led those protests before challenging and defeating Vucic at the early ballot on Sunday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
The Milwaukee Brewers capped a dominating October on Wednesday night by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 of the World Series.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of defeat

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This was the teams’ first meeting at T-Mobile Arena since Arizona beat UCLA in the 2023 Pac-12 tournament final for the second year in a row.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
With quarterback Baker Mayfield going 0 for 3 passing, Tampa Bay beat the Atlanta Falcons, 16-0, producing one of the NFL’s strangest box scores in decades — and winning a game in a manner that had essentially disappeared from modern football.

— Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of beat

Verb

Allen took only two dribbles — one before midcourt and one after — gathered his feet, and pulled up from the left side of the arc.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 25 Oct. 2026
Revell said that no arrests had yet been made, nor anyone taken into custody, but that police believed one shooter was involved.

— Samantha Cookinham, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of take

Verb

In fact, there is growing concern the current drought will only get worse.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Mbow Dem got the ball near the right corner of the box, shook Miami right back Gonzalo Lujan before taking a few dribbles to his left and rifling a shot into the left corner of the goal.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of get

Verb

Trump, in his inimitable way, has tried to get around that by appointing acting people and appointing people to jobs that don’t require Senate confirmation, and so on, and then basically outsourcing large parts of the government.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
Residents and visitors are encouraged to use public transportation to get around.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of get around

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