Synonyms of getting down

getting down

verb

present participle of get down

1

as in descending

to come down from something (as a vehicle)

I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• descending
• dismounting
• lighting
• disembarking
• alighting
• deplaning
• detraining

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• getting in
• climbing (aboard)
• embarking
• mounting
• boarding
• emplaning
• entraining
• enplaning

2

as in weighing down

to make sad

it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weighing down
• bumming (out)
• depressing
• troubling
• concerning
• torturing
• worrying
• saddening
• oppressing
• burdening
• bothering
• distressing
• dejecting
• dashing
• ailing
• disturbing
• freaking (out)
• tormenting
• afflicting
• upsetting
• unsettling
• discouraging
• daunting
• disheartening
• unnerving
• dispiriting
• discomposing
• disquieting
• discomforting
• perturbing
• dismaying
• demoralizing
• exercising
• undoing
• agitating
• unhinging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheering (up)
• rejoicing
• lightening
• brightening
• exciting
• assuring
• comforting
• animating
• reassuring
• invigorating
• soothing
• stimulating
• enlivening
• consoling
• inspiring
• encouraging
• buoying
• gladdening
• exhilarating
• pleasing
• gratifying
• solacing
• lifting
• uplifting
• delighting
• elevating
• boosting
• elating
• heartening

3

as in sipping

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat

with her sore throat, liquids are the only thing she can get down

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sipping
• swallowing
• drinking
• chewing
• eating
• ingesting
• knocking back
• gobbling (up or down)
• downing
• mouthing (down)
• licking
• consuming
• nibbling (on)
• putting away
• pecking (at)
• gnawing (at or on)
• polishing off
• imbibing
• devouring
• gulping
• guzzling
• ingurgitating
• supping
• munching
• finishing
• scoffing
• ruminating
• wolfing
• scarfing
• bolting
• gorging
• lapping
• dispatching