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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These two incidents go down as correct VAR interventions, but incorrect final outcomes.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

We don’t go down into lower midscale or economy or budget hotels.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

He said the tech companies want to see user experimentation continue, ensuring that costs will go down, and also to determine what the use cases will be sooner than later.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

"I had planned to perform all my prayers at the Grand Mosque, but I couldn't go down for the prayers held during the day."

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

But the Jupiters were not going to go down easy.

From "The Missing Mitt (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #2)" by Franklin W. Dixon

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