Thesaurus results for WENT DOWN

went down

verb

past tense of go down, slang

as in happened

to take place when's the drug deal supposed to go down?

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Recent Examples of went down The right-wing position has been a major issue for Tottenham since Mohammed Kudus went down with a hamstring injury in January. — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Gabriel Edwards, 42, went missing on July 1 after his helicopter went down in the Arabian Sea, according to a Navy announcement. — Catherine Bouvet, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Still, the game smartly kicks off with a quick rundown of what went down in the first Isolation, narrated by Ripley, who was responsible for the destruction of the infested Sevastopol station. — Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 3 Sep. 2026 With both getting substantial playing time in the first half, Liufau went down with a wrist injury in the second quarter and did not return. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2026 The team signed Michael Fulmer after Cruz went down, making the former Rookie of the Year the second journeyman to recently join the Bombers’ bullpen alongside Justin Topa. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 One of his first major tests in office was the sinking of the Kursk, a nuclear submarine that went down with 118 sailors on board. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 Valentine went down early in camp with a hamstring injury, was replaced by Cisse and has been buried since. — Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Slaughter, the rookie second-round pick from the University of Florida, is the leading candidate to start at center after Tyler Biadasz went down with a knee injury at practice this week. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down

Verb

And, fortuitously for would-be sponsors, something happened in tennis that made these arrangements even more appealing.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Trust your gut when something feels off, verify what happened and act quickly to lock down your accounts and credit.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

The Scene The Bayeux Tapestry, which went on display in the British Museum this week, is one of the wonders of the medieval world.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
As the night went on, the focus shifted to music, with a performance by 070 Shake, followed by Fcukers, and Papi Juice closed things out with a DJ set.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of went on

Verb

The arrest came about a month before a Florida appellate court ruled that the state’s open-carry ban was unconstitutional.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Lisa McQueen, senior manager of marketing at Lexus, also shared that the idea of the Future Classic Club came about from the brand’s notable Japanese design heritage and reinterpreting it through Ambush’s global and contemporary lens.

— Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026