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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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As the temperatures continue to stabilize, the risk of a catastrophic tank failure — and a hazmat spill or fire — goes down.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“When the sun goes down, they produce zero electricity.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

“We’re going to take off the gas tax for a period of time, and when gas goes down, we’ll let it phase back in,” he told CBS News.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

That means the median company’s multiple probably goes down.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

“Ain’t nothin’ excitin’ bout a dang weevil, or plantin’ fer seventeen-cent cotton and then cotton goes down to twelve cent cause everbody overplanted.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns