1
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
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
Synonyms & Similar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of got down
The pictures show the moment that Miccio's fiancé got down on one knee in front of a gorgeous, full arch of white flowers.
—
Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
The nine-time major champion got down and went pushup for pushup with the 32-year-old.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Luis Palma stepped up to take it, and Wickens got down low to his right-hand side to keep it out, only for the save to be scratched off as Ross County players encroached into the box.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Buying legal protections Florida independent journalist Jason Garcia reported that gun manufacturer Sig Sauer and property insurer Slide gave out nearly $500,000 the day before lawmakers got down to work (contributions are forbidden during the 60-day session).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
The five fabulous transfers who make up coach Dusty May’s starting lineup got down and dirty with the rest of the Wolverines to dig out the national championship on Monday.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Green got down on one knee on a stage covered with white curtains and flanked by two tall towers of lush white flowers.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Officiating became an incendiary subplot; controversial calls and no-calls stirred the pot in the first half without ever completely derailing the game once Denver and San Antonio got down to business later.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Jack Harrison, on loan from Leeds United, got down the right and laid it off for an unmarked Fagioli to fire in off the inside of the right post.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
The nine-time major champion got down and went pushup for pushup with the 32-year-old.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 6 May 2026
Luis Palma stepped up to take it, and Wickens got down low to his right-hand side to keep it out, only for the save to be scratched off as Ross County players encroached into the box.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Buying legal protections Florida independent journalist Jason Garcia reported that gun manufacturer Sig Sauer and property insurer Slide gave out nearly $500,000 the day before lawmakers got down to work (contributions are forbidden during the 60-day session).
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 15 Apr. 2026
The five fabulous transfers who make up coach Dusty May’s starting lineup got down and dirty with the rest of the Wolverines to dig out the national championship on Monday.
—Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Green got down on one knee on a stage covered with white curtains and flanked by two tall towers of lush white flowers.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
Officiating became an incendiary subplot; controversial calls and no-calls stirred the pot in the first half without ever completely derailing the game once Denver and San Antonio got down to business later.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 5 Apr. 2026
Jack Harrison, on loan from Leeds United, got down the right and laid it off for an unmarked Fagioli to fire in off the inside of the right post.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for got down
Verb
-
Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
-
Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
-
Salesforce and many of its software peers have been weighed down by fears that artificial intelligence will cannibalize its core business.—
Natasha Abellard,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
-
Damon Virgo, of Valparaiso, was weighed down by several cords representing various honors he’s earned, including chemistry, math, biology, leadership and his fraternity.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Verb
-
Just around the corner from the rally on Tajrish Square, in a tranquil park near the Cinema Museum of Iran, locals perused an open-air book stall and sipped tea, while couples strolled hand in hand.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
-
One of the biggest surprise observations from that visit was that Yamazaki 12, the flagship single malt from Japan’s oldest malt distillery, wasn’t sipped neat or on the rocks like it is typically enjoyed in Japan.—
John Kell,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
Verb
-
Surveillance video captured the dramatic end to the crash, including when a man flew out of the truck, rolled onto the ground and stood up before law enforcement descended on the scene.—
Ana Maria Soler,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
-
Outside the Capitol, House Speaker Mike Johnson descended the stairs to a lectern.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Verb
-
As press reports began suggesting that Patrick had been depressed and heavily in debt, Olivia contacted [security expert] Gavin de Becker.—
Janine Rubenstein,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
-
At the time, press reports suggested that McDermott had been depressed and heavily in debt, Hild reported.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
Verb
-
Then Doris and her family are sent off on the train, swallowed whole by the Holocaust.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
-
Even the celebrity CEOs building our AI future have been swallowed by forces bigger than themselves.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
14 May 2026
Verb
-
Misael eating meat alone, cutting up pieces with an enormous knife while barely lit by the flames in front of him, and, sporadically, almost-silent lightning bursts in the distant background.—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
-
His new film Fatherland, like Cold War and Ida, is shot in a lustrous monochrome that turns shadows into punctuation marks and sunbeams into something holy, and that makes its performers, chief among them an incredible Sandra Hüller, look lit from within.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Verb
-
Wallace is particularly troubled by how quickly hantavirus was incorporated into the COVID-era health conspiracies and the distrust in public health authorities that still thrive in certain online ecosystems.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
15 May 2026
-
What troubled me most was the possibility that patients might mistake simulated empathy for genuine human connection.—
Steve D. Klein,
STAT,
14 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Got down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/got%20down. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
