GETS DOWN Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

gets down

verb

present tense third-person singular of get down

as in descends

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 weighs 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 sips

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 gets down And at the end of the season, even after the pair are seen confronting issues in their relationship throughout the eight-episode arc, Bienvenue gets down on one knee to pop the question in a stunning seaside proposal. — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 When visitors come through to Kansas City during the 2026 FIFA World Cup, many of them are going to wonder how KC gets down as far as nightlife goes. — Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026 Pour enough on so that the water gets down to the roots. — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 16 May 2026 And then Tabakis gets down to business with five emotionally tangled pieces for electric guitar. — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 14 May 2026 That’s not how this program gets down. — Jordan Robinson, SELF, 19 Mar. 2026 Skubal will likely be watching in hopes his Team USA squad gets down to Miami. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026 In the Season 2 finale, Ashley and Gordon attended Megan’s (Emma Harvie) surprise wedding to Rumi (Virginia Gay), where, after a rush of emotions during the reception, Gordon gets down on one knee and proposes to Ashley. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026 Someone gets down on one knee and asks a very specific question. — Trenesha Striggles, AZCentral.com, 18 Feb. 2026

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Just as a group of carefree New York City twentysomethings (including Mike Vogel and Lizzy Caplan) gathers to celebrate one of their friend’s impending move westward, a creature the size of the Empire State Building descends on the city.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
Finally comes the terminal phase, when the warhead re-enters the atmosphere and descends toward its target.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026

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The film’s goldfish-eating scene, in which Donnie swallows a broker’s pet to punish him for slacking off, really happened.

— JP Mangalindan, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026
Infant botulism begins when a child swallows food containing bacterial spores, which produce toxins in the intestines.

— Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 July 2026