GETTING DOWN Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

getting down

verb

Definition of getting down next

present participle of get down

as in descending

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 weighing 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 sipping

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 getting down The family moved from their home on the 50th floor of a building to a ground floor rental unit during the crisis out of concern about the safety of getting down from a high floor if needed. —

Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 While not gruff or unfriendly, the serious New York restaurateur carries a distinct tone of getting down to business, even when casually chatting about how the show has changed over time. —

Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026 Jamaica's Carnival celebrations are some of the biggest and most boisterous in the Caribbean, complete with parades, parties, and over-the-top costumes made for getting down to calypso and soca music. —

Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026 The couple shared the happy news Wednesday on Instagram with a video of Knight getting down on one knee to pop the question. —

Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026 This combo will bring wind chills down to the single digits across most of the Northeast, with some even getting down to subzero wind chills. —

Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2026 The red-hot Columbus Blue Jackets, for example, intentionally put off getting down to business with a group of pending unrestricted free agents that includes captain Boone Jenner, Charlie Coyle and Mason Marchment ahead of the break. —

Chris Johnston, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026 And while the country crowd is getting down with Dierks and Hardy, Relentless Beats is rolling out a new bass festival experience at Rawhide Western Town in partnership with Aftershock. —

Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 1 Feb. 2026 Lastly, swap in the crevice tool for corners and other hard-to-reach areas, especially spots under furniture, that usually require bending over or getting down on your hands and knees. —

Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Jan. 2026

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On Monday, at least some members of the group appear to have skied, climbing and descending ridge lines around the Frog Lake area, according to an activity log posted by one of the guides that day, as the storm system closed in and snow began to fall.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Feb. 2026
Designers, editors, and models are descending on Italy’s fashion capital for Milan Fashion Week—Kendall Jenner and Bella Hadid, familiar faces to the city, have just touched down.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 Feb. 2026