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gets down (to)

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present tense third-person singular of get down (to)

Synonyms & Antonyms of gets down (to)

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

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for gets down (to)

gets around (to),
gets round (to)

establishes,
fathers,
founds,
institutes,
organizes,
pioneers,
sets up,
spawns

adopts,
embraces,
takes on,
takes up

creates,
generates,
inaugurates,
initiates,
innovates,
invents,
originates

begins,
commences,
embarks (on or upon),
enters (into or upon),
falls (to),
gets off,
kicks off,
launches,
leads off,
opens,
starts,
strikes (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for gets down (to)

concludes,
ends,
finishes,
terminates

ceases,
desists,
discontinues,
halts,
knocks off,
lays off,
quits,
stops

closes,
completes

abandons,
forsakes,
leaves

abolishes,
demolishes,
destroys,
exterminates,
extinguishes,
phases out

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