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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

"Henderson drops the ball, reaches for it and Senesi goes down under very minimal contact from the goalkeeper," the panel said.

From BBC • May 15, 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

“Man on Fire” goes down a few well-trod, genre-specific paths, among them premise-abandonment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

“Stay awake, that’s the first thing. If the water goes down while the canoe’s still tied to the branch, we’ll get tipped out and left with the canoe halfway up a tree.”

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman