goes 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 viral - it goes up very fast and it goes down equally fast," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

The risk, Yass says, is if wealth goes down to $100 trillion from current levels that are twice as high.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 23, 2026

That segues into a snapshot of the annual Virgin of Guadalupe procession that goes down César Chávez’s avenue now, as well as in the decades when it was still called Brooklyn Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2026

“But if the S&P 500 goes down, they will probably go down less, because there’s less price buildup that would get undone. They can be a port in the storm.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

It’s a “dial-back” week, which means the mileage goes down before it goes back up next Saturday, so we only have to run six miles.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison