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 Coke may not have been involved, but clearly something went down, because Combs was taken to a local hospital early on October 10 with something wrong with his noggin. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 With the flash of red taillights flickering outside of the stadium, a sign of fans already heading for the exits, the Dodgers went down in order to end the game. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 What actually went down between Love and Kathleen Hannah backstage at ’95 Lollapalooza? — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026 And though his teammates were also lackadaisical when Daniels was sacked, the fact the quarterback went down with the ball in his hands with no timeouts in the first place is a real issue that Parsons believes trumps any other argument. — Scott Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 And in the ninth, Trent Grisham went down swinging against Rays closer Bryan Baker for the final out, stranding a runner at second. — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026 On this day in 1972, a plane went down carrying a rugby team. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Oct. 2026 The woman left the tent, went down the hill, and found a witness who helped her call police. — Senior Editor, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026 Christian Yelich then cracked a 107 mph line drive up the middle, where Bogaerts went down to his knees to field it on a short hop and scampered to touch second base before throwing out Yelich at first to end it. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for went down

Verb

The fatal shooting happened at a home in Douglas, roughly an hour north of Valdosta.

— Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 10 Oct. 2026
But what happened after the final whistle turned a great night into one Ty’Resi will cherish.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of happened

Verb

There was just one white—Blanc de Lynch-Bages 2025—so everyone got that one correct.

— Erin Florio, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
When the drummer was compelled the leave the stage Thursday in Tulsa, there was some confusion during an approximate 25-minute break before the music resumed with Journey’s drum tech, Steve Toomey, taking over.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of was

Verb

We were inspired from how many great discoveries that went on to revolutionize science and medicine came about from looking around in nature and finding these odd things—PCR [polymerase chain reaction] tests, for example, or CRISPR.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
Alou reacted demonstrably, and the Marlins went on to score eight runs in the inning, sending 12 batters to the plate, as Cubs shortstop Alex Gonzalez botched a routine double-play ball.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of went on

Verb

The project came about when Jean was awarded a residency at the Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, Florida, in 1990.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Like that series, the new one—which Sherman has uncharacteristically given an official title, Fabric Matrons—came about through Sherman’s own fascination with Chanel as a brand.

— Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026