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get down (to)

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Synonyms & Antonyms of get down (to)

as in get around (to), get round (to)

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for get down (to)

get around (to),
get round (to)

establish,
father,
found,
institute,
organize,
pioneer,
set up,
spawn

adopt,
embrace,
take on,
take up

create,
generate,
inaugurate,
initiate,
innovate,
invent,
originate

begin,
commence,
embark (on or upon),
enter (into or upon),
fall (to),
get off,
kick off,
launch,
lead off,
open,
start,
strike (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for get down (to)

conclude,
end,
finish,
terminate

cease,
desist,
discontinue,
halt,
knock off,
lay off,
quit,
stop

close,
complete

abandon,
forsake,
leave

abolish,
demolish,
destroy,
exterminate,
extinguish,
phase out

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