GOT DOWN Synonyms: 115 Similar and Opposite Words

got down

verb

past tense of get down

as in dismounted

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 weighed 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 sipped

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 got down These were the three Mc’s to Cregger’s one DJ, and Abrams got down with no delay to great box-office success. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 The day Swift recorded that podcast episode, Travis got down on one knee and proposed the the 14-time Grammy winner. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 17 Sep. 2026 Allen got down on one knee and popped the question in November 2024. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026 At the start of Friday’s practice, Nabers got down on one knee and prayed. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026 Holden had arranged this ahead of time with the captain and got down on one knee on the boat. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026 Frangulis got down on one knee and gifted the tennis star with a 12-carat ring by jewelry designer Isabela Grutman. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 31 Aug. 2026 Humphrey got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend in June. — Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 2026 Midway through The Choice ceremony, Edris got down on one knee and asked Jessica Grace to marry him. — Joelle Goldstein, USA Today, 15 July 2026

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Buck has long since dismounted from his high horse, but people who live in glass houses that are also occupied by Mike Darnell should probably be a bit more judicious when hucking rocks.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the owner of the carriage involved in the fatal crash suspended the driver indefinitely and plans to retire the horse, according to union officials, who said the driver improperly dismounted to take a photograph of his passengers.

— Barry Williams, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026

Definition of dismounted

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The whole cruise complex has been crushed during this time period, weighed down by high oil prices.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Potato Salad Since potato salads can be weighed down by mayonnaise, adding a little sauerkraut to the mix will bring a zip of briny flavor and crunch.

— Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of weighed down

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Whether or not customers have sipped on Arabic coffee before, the pair are confident future customers will be hooked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
For cocktail hour, guests sipped and snacked on light bites while taking a look at the BTS of Siriano’s creative process and inspirations.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

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Madonna then descended the stairs and removed her coat to reveal a red-and-black corset as dancers lifted her onto a table that rolled around a choir in the audience wearing white veils.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
The president and the first lady held hands and walked to the foot of the stairs in front of Xi's plane, standing for a few moments before the Chinese leader and Madame Peng descended.

— Isabella Murray, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of descended

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The international cooperation that Kirchwey and Bernal called for was swallowed within months by the politics of the Cold War, which would end up bringing the world to the brink of annihilation more than once.

— Richard Kreitner, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2026
In what probably should’ve been a tell, when AT&T acquired it in 2018, the telecom swallowed Time Warner whole and there was no trace of the Warner name.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of swallowed

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Characters come alive with desire, as if lit from within by candles.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
This adds together exposures taken over just 30 minutes on an early June night when, from my latitude of 51° N satellites even in low Earth orbit are lit all night by sunlight.

— Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lit

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Lucie’s talented-but-troubled student, Susan Yi, writes fiction that resembles an accusation about Lucie.

— Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
That is why as a mother of three Naperville School District 203 children, I am troubled by the district’s new transportation plan.

— Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

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