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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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Iranian and American forces raced each other Saturday to recover a crew member of the first US fighter jet to go down inside Iran since the start of the war.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Those same wealthy Americans own a larger portion of stocks, meaning they acutely feel the wealth effect when markets go down.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

“If oil doesn’t go down, the market won’t go up—period.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

He will go down categorically as one of the finest footballers to wear the Liverpool shirt.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Yet he was as determined as ever not to go down in history as the first American president to lose a war.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.