Synonyms of go down

go down

verb

slang

as in to happen

to take place

when's the drug deal supposed to go down?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happen
• come down
• be
• occur
• come
• do
• come about
• go on
• come to pass
• cook
• come off
• pass
• befall
• chance
• transpire
• betide
• hap
• rise
• shape (up)
• spring (up)
• go off
• develop
• crop (up)
• fall out
• result
• turn out
• come up
• arise
• proceed
• materialize
• intervene
• follow
• break

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of go down

Riders go down a steep slope on large inner tubes before hitting a small bump to slow down and finally stopping on a turf patch. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Parra and Hlavaty were among seven people killed when the helicopter went down. — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026

Grand Junction Cima, Pops and Hig explore Grand Junction both in the book and in the movie, but what goes down there is wildly different in the movie. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

The team signed Michael Fulmer after Cruz went down, making the former Rookie of the Year the second journeyman to recently join the Bombers’ bullpen alongside Justin Topa. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026