GET DOWN Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

get down

verb

Definition of get down

as in to descend

to come down from something (as a vehicle) I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat

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as in to weigh down

to make sad it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him

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as in to sip

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat with her sore throat, liquids are the only thing she can get down

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Recent Examples of get down Frangulis got down on one knee and gifted the tennis star with a 12-carat ring by jewelry designer Isabela Grutman. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026 Many of the decisions will be easy, but there will be some tough calls that general manager Ian Cunningham and coach Kevin Stefanski will have to make to get down to the max number. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The gallery opened with a photo of the couple hugging on a hillside at sunset, followed by a selfie of the two sharing a sweet kiss and another showing Finneas getting down on one knee to propose. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 30 Aug. 2026 Nighttime lows will only get down to the 70s for multiple days. — ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for get down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get down

Verb

The few looks to descend the runway were in a muted neutral color palette featuring dove gray, soft browns and black leather tones.

— Morgan Evans, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
United Airlines Flight 175, another Boeing 767 aircraft, which departed from Boston, was descending and heading for New York City.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of descend

Verb

The action in yields further weighed down stocks in the session.

— Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
To keep the two evenly blended without weighing down the texture, The Ordinary instead uses a high-pressure microfluidizer to break the mixture into smaller, more uniform droplets.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of weigh down

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Buck has long since dismounted from his high horse, but people who live in glass houses that are also occupied by Mike Darnell should probably be a bit more judicious when hucking rocks.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Governing bodies in neighboring San Ramon, San Anselmo in Marin County, and Burlingame in San Mateo County have adopted similar policies requiring people to dismount e-bikes when traveling through public parks.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

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But Sam has been troubled by the strange overlap between Reeger’s career and their fathers and has found some seemingly damning evidence that suggests Reeger isn’t telling the whole story.

— Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
Asked whether players were troubled about how difficult winning the Stanley Cup would be in a 36-team league, Hainsey downplayed the idea.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of trouble

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Gap’s barrel jeans provide that feature without swallowing my short frame, as some wide-legs jeans do.

— Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
Days of intense waves fueled by Hurricane Marie far away in the Pacific left several sections of the boardwalk destroyed after massive swells swallowed protective sand berms and slammed through the seawall.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of swallow

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European space officials hope a jolt of competition will light a fire under the continent’s rocket industry.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
This world’s heavens are lit with cosmic rays, its cityscapes otherworldly — everything seems to service an unabashed romanticism.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of light

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Idaho Dairymen’s Association CEO Rick Naerebout told the Statesman that over the years there has been frustration in the industry with Canada over dairy regulations and trade policies depressing world market prices.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
This risk is increased markedly when buprenorphine is combined with other substances that depress the central nervous system, particularly alcohol, benzodiazepines, and certain sedating medications.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026