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Synonyms for get down

  • verb

Most common

bring down cast down dismay depress start set about get off swallow

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Bring down — to depress; discourage; fatigue

bring down, cast down, depress, dismay, desolate, oppress, demoralize UK US, demoralise UK, dispirit rare, deject rare, ungladden rare, despirit rare

2. Get

get, start, set about, set out, start out, begin, commence

3. Get off

get off, dismount, light, unhorse rare

4. Take down

take down, lower

Other

swallow, get it on, get on up informal, make love, set down, shoot up, celebrate, descend, alight, ingest, boogie, boogie down

Antonyms

get on, elevate

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Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To depress; discourage; fatigue.

    Nothing gets me down so much as a rainy day.

  2. v. 2

    To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.

    Don't worry, I got the kitten down.

  3. v. 3

    To swallow (something).

    The pill was so large that he couldn't get it down.

  4. v. 4

    To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.

    With bullets flying, all I could do was get down and pray.

Example sentences

  • dismay To my dismay, he was caught cheating in the examination.
  • depress Rain doesn't depress people who like reading.
  • start As soon as it gets dark, the fireworks will start.

By length

3 letters
get1
5 letters
start1, light1, lower2, begin2
6 letters
boogie2, dismay2, alight2, ingest2, deject2
7 letters
swallow2, descend2, depress2, oppress2, unhorse
8 letters
commence2, desolate3, dismount, dispirit, despirit
9 letters
celebrate3, ungladden
10 letters
demoralize4, demoralise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (lower2 = 2 syllables).