DOING DOWN Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

doing down

verb

present participle of do down, British

as in overcoming

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

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That is overcoming adversity, using your gift to help others.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2026
For the Dream, that meant overcoming a slow start in Game 1 against the Mystics before taking control in Game 2.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of overcoming

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The Carolina Panthers enter their bye week with a lot of confidence after defeating the Detroit Lions at home on the Sunday Night Football stage.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026
In this and subsequent Narnia books, Aslan leads his young followers in combating and defeating evil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of defeating

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Pittsburgh Penguins player Andrei Kuzmenko returned to the team on Friday after taking some time in the wake of his father's tragic death in a bear attack last month in Siberia.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Officers were seen placing several people in handcuffs and taking them away after the shooting.

— Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of taking

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Shiffrin also won the crystal globe in the slalom by beating Camille Rast of Switzerland.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Santa Ana officials were investigating Monday after a video circulating on social media appeared to show two police officers throwing a suspect to the ground and beating him.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of beating

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Kimmel asked, getting the scoop for the general public, whose curiosity about the wedding still lingers.

— Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 Oct. 2026
Of course, amid the rise of streaming movies in the home coming out of the pandemic, followed by the 2023 Los Angeles writers and actors strikes, getting film lovers back into the Cranford Theater remained a challenge.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of getting

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Andersen predicts security concerns will ultimately keep China’s turbine giants from conquering the continent.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
After conquering a country in ruins and containing sectarian strife, Syria’s postrevolutionary government is facing its most serious crisis yet – at the pumps.

— Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026

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