GET DOWN Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

get down

verb

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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 on the Web The taste, however, was rank, nearly impossible to get down. —

Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024 Made up not of James Bond types but rather basic, blue-collar folks like construction workers, plumbers, etc. — gritty teams who get down to the nuts and bolts. —

Pete Hammond, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024 The easiest way to get down to Big Sky upon landing is to rent a car. —

Brad Japhe, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2024 Because the complete picture is either at a jam, or a party, or a social event where people are just getting down naturally to the real music playing around them. —

Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for get down

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