Definitions

go down

VERB

lose, fall

Synonyms

STRONGEST

collapse crumple decline decrease descend drop pitch plunge reduce sink slump tumble

WEAK

be beaten be defeated cave in droop fold founder go under keel lessen make less sag set submerge submerse submit succumb suffer defeat topple

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend expand go up grow increase raise rise strengthen

WEAK

gain

Example Sentences

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Or will the 2025 Masters go down as his final, crowning achievement?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

"The price has got to go down because I'm going down with it."

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“Great secretary of state. I think he’ll go down as the best ever.”

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Wigan became the first team to win the FA Cup and go down from England's top flight in the same season, back in 2013.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“I think we should go down now. I’m feeling tired,” he said.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer