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 The Foos got down to business for the type of loud, old school, no-fuss expression of rock that the band was built on. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2026 In July 2017, Harry got down on one knee and proposed during a trip to the Bahamas. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 27 Oct. 2026 There, the ground was covered in rose petals, and Noah got down on one knee. — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026 In that, the filmmaker got down to the brass binary tacks of the tech. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2026 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 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 Humphrey got down on one knee and proposed to his longtime girlfriend in June. — Kansas City Star, 15 Aug. 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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After months of being weighed down by high energy prices, trade uncertainty and foreign investor exodus, India has had plenty to celebrate this Diwali.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
But the elves — less weighed down by volumous hair and with wardrobes not so focussed on bulk — aren’t facing quite the same issue.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of weighed down

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And in lieu of warm apple cider, sweet coconut water is sipped beachside straight from a coco.

— Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Nov. 2026
The leaves are steeped in a hollowed gourd and the drink is sipped through a metal straw called a bombilla, and the gourd passes from hand to hand among friends, family and sometimes strangers, refilled for hours.

— ISABEL DEBRE, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of sipped

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One day before voters will ultimately choose between them, gubernatorial candidates Byron Donalds and David Jolly descended upon an unlikely battleground — ruby red Polk County, where Democrats are turning out at a higher rate than Republicans.

— Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
This July, some ten thousand people descended on London for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference.

— Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of descended

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At the same time, Chinese overproduction of critical minerals has depressed prices for key commodities.

— Tom Moerenhout, Foreign Affairs, 4 Nov. 2026
If there were more imports, cattle prices would be depressed, but the modest uptick has not had an overwhelming impact on the industry.

— Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of depressed

Verb

Hidden beneath the understory, almost swallowed by spider lilies, was a burial ground.

— Jayme Moye, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Nov. 2026
But without intentional choices, those four hours can just as easily be swallowed up by more emails, more meetings, more administrative tasks and a longer to-do list.

— Subha Barry, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of swallowed

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The nearly century-old prison, its dank corridors lit by flickering fluorescent tubes, is now closing, and its more than 1,000 inmates are moving to a new penitentiary complex.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Nov. 2026
The dispute began before Heritage Village Park opened in 2022, when residents of the adjacent Heritage El Dorado Hills retirement community objected to lighted sports courts, traffic and noise near their homes.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of lit

Verb

That is why the past year troubled me, and why Tuesday’s results matter so much.

— Peter Mattes, Baltimore Sun, 8 Nov. 2026
Ira Mehlman with the Federation for American Immigration Reform said he's not troubled by the prospect that many public school districts will have to downsize.

— Brian Mann, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026