Synonyms of get down

get down

verb

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• descend
• dismount
• light
• disembark
• alight
• deplane
• detrain

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• get in
• climb (aboard)
• embark
• mount
• board
• entrain
• emplane
• enplane

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weigh down
• bum (out)
• trouble
• depress
• burden
• worry
• torture
• oppress
• concern
• sadden
• bother
• distress
• deject
• dash
• ail
• disturb
• torment
• upset
• afflict
• discomfort
• discourage
• unsettle
• dismay
• freak (out)
• exercise
• perturb
• daunt
• dishearten
• unnerve
• undo
• demoralize
• agitate
• dispirit
• disquiet
• discompose
• unhinge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lighten
• rejoice
• assure
• brighten
• animate
• cheer (up)
• comfort
• stimulate
• buoy
• enliven
• reassure
• console
• inspire
• invigorate
• soothe
• gladden
• encourage
• please
• excite
• solace
• lift
• delight
• gratify
• boost
• elevate
• uplift
• elate
• hearten
• exhilarate

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sip
• swallow
• drink
• chew
• eat
• mouth (down)
• ingest
• gobble (up or down)
• knock back
• down
• lick
• consume
• put away
• nibble (on)
• gnaw (at or on)
• polish off
• peck (at)
• wolf
• sup
• imbibe
• ingurgitate
• devour
• guzzle
• scoff
• gulp
• munch
• scarf
• finish
• ruminate
• gorge
• bolt
• lap
• dispatch

Examples of get down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The easiest way to get down to Big Sky upon landing is to rent a car. —Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024

Because the complete picture is either at a jam, or a party, or a social event where people are just getting down naturally to the real music playing around them. —Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024

Olympic athletes in Paris dried themselves off after Friday night’s soggy-but-celebratory opening ceremony and got down to business Saturday. —Nhat V. Meyer, The Mercury News, 27 July 2024

If there were music and chairs in some Sombor cafe or nightclub, odds are, Jokic was towering over a crowd and getting down. —Sean Gregory, TIME, 26 July 2024