TOUCHED DOWN Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

touched down

verb

past tense of touch down

as in perched

to come to rest after descending from the air the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes

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Recent Examples of touched down Vance touched down in Michigan on Thursday for a midterms rally. — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026 The lunar module touched down without a hitch, and Armstrong and Aldrin became famous. — Dean Robbins, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026 After the plane touched down, Hayun was widely credited with helping to prevent a mass-casualty event. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The reality star and Skims founder touched down at the Singapore Grand Prix this weekend to support boyfriend Lewis Hamilton, bringing a little feminine energy to the Formula 1 circuit. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026 Despite the crisp autumn season, especially in the northeast United States, slipdresses and showgirl flare touched down this week along with Stone and Rosalía. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026 The video was shared less than three weeks after the Sussexes touched down in Britain on August 26. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 15 Sep. 2026 The National Weather Service confirmed last week that an EF-2 tornado touched down in the city amid a storm that impacted much of Southeast Michigan. — Dejanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 14 Sep. 2026 Russell Crowe touched down at the Venice Film Festival on Friday with his concert documentary What Love Builds, about his life as a musician and band Indoor Garden Party, which premieres Out of Competition on Friday. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touched down

Verb

Teddy bears and trains, baseballs and dolls dance through the air into Santa's enormous sack, which sits at Santa's feet, or rather Harry's, who is perched high on the throne at the back of the float, magnificent in white whiskers and red velvet.

— Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Every transformer on the grid—from the cylinders perched on utility lines to the big spiky devices at substations—trades voltage for current at a fixed ratio.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

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Verb

Chance had five punts land inside the Baylor 20-yard line, including two that landed inside the Bears’ 5-yard line.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026
Some artifacts found on the island indicate Earhart and Noonan’s plane may have landed there, including glass bottles from the 1930s and a woman’s makeup compact, the expedition said.

— Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 19 Oct. 2026