GET DOWN Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

get down

verb

Definition of get down

as in to descend

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 to weigh 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 to sip

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 get down Before getting down on one knee, Salem gives Odevilas a hug and asks her to turn around. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Milk, sour cream, cream cheese, coleslaw and butter had been in the reach-in cooler for more than four hours without getting down to 41 degrees. — David J. Neal july 24, Miami Herald, 24 July 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 Dressed in an ivory sweater, aviator sunglasses, and skintight biker shorts, Lopez got down with a group of backup dancers in the clip. — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for get down

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get down

Verb

As thousands of car enthusiasts prepare to descend on Metro Detroit for the annual Woodward Dream Cruise, a Michigan lawmaker is pushing legislation to crack down on excessively loud vehicles.

— Terell Bailey, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Baseball descended on this site — just 20 miles from where the Hawkeye state intersects with Wisconsin and Illinois across the Mississippi River, where the iconic 1989 movie starring Kevin Costner was filmed.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of descend

Verb

For these banks, large majorities of their IT budgets are focused on maintaining the status quo, leaving them weighed down by the burden of legacy technology.

— Jody Bhagat, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
The Nasdaq is lower, weighed down by the post-earnings slides in data-storage makers Sandisk and Western Digital .

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of weigh down

Verb

Laughing, smoking cigarettes, and sipping bottles of Red Stripe, numerous packs of Black folks lounged around the joint.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
Attendees can try one of the new foods, like a Pickle Pie or Hmong Corndog, or sip on one of the many new beers, cocktails and other drinks.

— Anthony Bettin, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of sip

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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
Brace for notorious Keyserville Road, a long sandy slope where some cyclists dismount and push.

— Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of dismount

Verb

But his parents brought him back two days later, this time with fever, lethargy, a headache, and trouble swallowing.

— Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Nowhere is the gap between noise and signal wider than in the obsession that has swallowed every other story, which is AI.

— Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of swallow

Verb

The façade was lighted from below by the exterior lights that specified the building, separated it from the other night buildings.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Partnership feels friendly as nurturing Moon lights your 7th House of Partnership, trining harmonious Venus in your 11th House of Friends and Community.

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of light

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The knob twists and depresses like a button (with programmable options for both a short and long press).

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
But that’s forcing them to wrestle with the idea that any action taken by a party is illegitimate, anti-democratic rigging — something the other team can use to depress the base.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 July 2026