DONE DOWN Synonyms: 95 Similar and Opposite Words

done down

verb

past participle of do down, British

as in 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 done down But he's got 76 strikeouts in 52 1/3 innings, and Guerrero was demonstrating the entire club's belief that the righty can get the job done down the stretch. — Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Sep. 2025

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To help employees overcome their fears about the technology, West Monroe holds weekly enablement sessions to showcase how fellow colleagues are innovating with AI and to ask questions about how to apply the technology to their own work.

— S. Sorrina Beecher, Chicago Tribune, 13 Nov. 2026
Anchored by five turnovers on defense, including two interceptions by Davin Curry, the Oak Ridge (5-6) was able to overcome six turnovers.

— Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of overcome

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In the northwest suburban 8th District, Krishnamoorthi will hand the seat back to fellow centrist Melissa Bean, who also defeated more progressive candidates in the primary.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
Pulido defeated Republican incumbent Monica De La Cruz, who took jabs at his showbiz background during her campaign.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of defeated

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The last action taken by the administration concerning the arch was the National Capital Planning Commission’s 8-4 vote that approved the project last Thursday.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Nov. 2026
Harris-Dawson has taken meetings with Raman over the last week and spoken positively about the mayor-elect since her win, and the two jointly addressed reporters during council Tuesday.

— Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of taken

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Joel Armia also scored and Anton Forsberg stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who lost five of seven games on their homestand.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Nov. 2026
Elsinore coach Alex Carawy credited the play of his goalkeeper, Isaac Garcia, who stopped 13 shots.

— Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 15 Nov. 2026

Definition of stopped

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When this 2008 institution from Elmhurst, Queens opened an outpost within Manhattan’s Chelsea Market, even more New Yorkers got access to its exceptional, home-style Thai cooking.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Nov. 2026
The Hurricanes never got closer than six points the rest of the night.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of got

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Even so, if all Democrats in Washington had been present in the House chamber, the party still would not have been able to beat Republicans' effort to sideline the impeachment, Clark reasoned.

— Mariana Alfaro, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
There is nothing like spending the wildest part of the year getting wind-beaten on Dartmoor, then retreating for a spa treatment, proper grub, and a fire.

— Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026

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