GETTING DOWN Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

getting down

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present participle of get down

as in descending

to come down from something (as a vehicle) I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat

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as in weighing down

to make sad it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him

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as in sipping

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat with her sore throat, liquids are the only thing she can get down

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Recent Examples of getting down Considered undersized for a starting pitcher — Yamamoto is only 5-10, 176 pounds — the Japanese right-hander generates power by holding his leg kick for a second before getting down the mound, as many Japanese pitchers do, and his whiplash-like arm action generates deception. —

Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 Somewhere deep in the woods of eastern Long Island, 72-year-old Christie Brinkley is getting down in the dirt. —

Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Apr. 2026 March Madness getting down to the wire Illinois coach Brad Underwood and the Illini celebrate after their win over Iowa in Houston on Saturday. —

Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 29 Mar. 2026 Ford even copped to getting down to his own movie soundtracks. —

Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026 The family moved from their home on the 50th floor of a building to a ground floor rental unit during the crisis out of concern about the safety of getting down from a high floor if needed. —

Alan Gionet, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 While not gruff or unfriendly, the serious New York restaurateur carries a distinct tone of getting down to business, even when casually chatting about how the show has changed over time. —

Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026 Jamaica's Carnival celebrations are some of the biggest and most boisterous in the Caribbean, complete with parades, parties, and over-the-top costumes made for getting down to calypso and soca music. —

Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 23 Feb. 2026 The couple shared the happy news Wednesday on Instagram with a video of Knight getting down on one knee to pop the question. —

Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026

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Hundreds of Russian drones were descending, each the size of a Jet Ski, accompanied by more than a dozen missiles.

— Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026
Countries that tried to adopt Western-style democracy quickly after the Arab Spring largely failed, often descending into chaos, civil war or new forms of authoritarianism.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026