Synonyms of gone down

gone down

verb

past participle of go down, slang

as in happened

to take place

when's the drug deal supposed to go down?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happened
• done
• come
• come down
• been
• gone on
• occurred
• come about
• come to pass
• come off
• cooked
• transpired
• befallen
• passed
• betided
• chanced
• shaped (up)
• happed
• come up
• cropped (up)
• developed
• risen
• sprung (up)
• turned out
• fallen out
• proceeded
• arisen
• gone off
• resulted
• intervened
• broken
• followed
• materialized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gone down

The deer population has fallen by nearly half, but the tick story is more complicated; while tick numbers have gone down, the proportion carrying Lyme has gone up. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026

Some of her subjects, then at the pinnacle of fame, have since gone down strange paths. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 21 July 2026

In what could have gone down as a reminder that there’s still time to salvage their season, the San Diego Padres challenged a first-place club Monday night and almost came out ahead. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 July 2026

Mayor Evans and City Manager Joe Smolinski argued that despite incurring debt, Mansfield’s tax rate has consistently gone down in recent years while the homestead property tax exemption rate has increased. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 June 2026

Karen says homelessness has gone down by more than 17%. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

To a degree, the Bucks already have gone down that road, with the bad contract extended last summer to Myles Turner in free agency and the corresponding waive-and-stretch of Damian Lillard, a contract that will remain on their cap through 2029-30. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026

This has gone down well with many of the millions of tourists who visit Paris each year. — Lisa Courbebaisse, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026

Spending still out of control The second interim budget presentation also revealed that spending with third party contractors has not gone down as much as was projected at the first interim update. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026