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 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 As Henderson found the rough twice on her playoff approach, Ryu kept her cool in the relentless sunshine, found the fairway and got down in four shots on the par 5. — Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 12 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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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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Some of Hollywood’s biggest stars descended upon Los Angeles over the weekend for the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art Opening Night Gala, celebrating George Lucas’ new 300,000-square-foot space dedicated to art, film and imagination.

— Tim Chan, Footwear News, 20 Sep. 2026
In October, studio hirelings with sound cameras and recording devices descended on suburbs around Los Angeles and smaller southern California towns and asked voters to voice their political preferences.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of descended

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Between a courier caught in the middle of a zombie virus outbreak and a scuba diver swallowed whole by a sperm whale, both films put Abrams’ respective lead characters, Bryan and Jay, through uniquely harrowing one-man crucibles.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
The 30-piece toy sets include 2-inch figures that contain magnets in the hands and feet, which can be detached and swallowed.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of swallowed

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As the music intensifies, so does the questioning, as Fielder continues to push Holmes and Evans about what’s real and what’s being hidden from him as moodily lighted close-up shots flash.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Campers were beginning to gather; here or there a phone lit a face out of the night like a pilgrim in a tenebrist tableau.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of lit

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Other European nations were also troubled by the president’s threat.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026
He was haunted by Switzerland’s position of neutrality during the fight against the Nazis, and he was troubled by the accommodations his prosperous countrymen were willing to make after the war to maintain their comfortable detachment.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026