go down with

VERB

contract

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire decline develop incur obtain weaken

STRONG

afflict cause derange disorder fall get indispose induce sicken sink take upset

WEAK

be afflicted with be ill with become infected with bring on come down with fall victim to succumb to take one's death

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit lose

STRONG

calm comfort discourage fail help hold misunderstand order overthrow please rise

WEAK

amplify break off dilate disagree enlarge expand extend give increase lengthen spread stretch

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go down with

Or, to put it another way, that if the stock and bond markets go down, your income would have to go down with it.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026

"All self-respecting captains go down with their ships," James Watt declared in his finance memoir Business for Punks in 2015.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

It was, inevitably, going to go down with the ship.

From Slate ● Nov. 19, 2025

They held off the Tennessee Titans 27-20, but saw their outstanding left tackle Joe Alt go down with the same injured ankle that sidelined him earlier this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2025

“It’s hip to help a brother in trouble and everything, but what you’re talking about is getting a posse together to go down with the Tigros and that’s heavier than it is hip.”

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers

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