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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“It’s going to go down as one of the best games of all time,” Roberts said of Game 7.

From Los Angeles Times

Megan who is in Year 7, said her screen time had gone down from two hours a day to 16 minutes, as a result of handing her phone in.

From BBC

If they suspect bond yields will go down, even by a bit, they can reap big gains trading them.

From The Wall Street Journal

If the source of any equity market negativity is in the U.S., then Saravelos reckons it’s “entirely possible for the dollar to fall as equities are going down, just like the 2002 dot-com period.”

From MarketWatch

I had gone down a rabbit hole of websites and niche online forums.

From The Wall Street Journal

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