Definitions

sit down

[sit-doun] / ˈsɪtˌdaʊn /

VERB

catch one's breath

Synonyms

WEAK

breathe ease off mellow out recuperate relax rest slow down stop for a breath take a break take ten wind down

VERB

deposit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate amass collect deliver hoard install invest save stash transfer

STRONG

bank commit ditch drop entrust garner keep lay park place plant plop plunk precipitate repose rest settle store stow treasure

WEAK

give in trust lay away plunk down put aside put by salt away sock away squirrel away stock up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disperse dissipate divide hold scatter spend squander throw away waste

STRONG

be active depart disorder do energize move neglect unsettle upset use wait

WEAK

take away take out

VERB

land

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dock settle touch down

STRONG

alight berth debark disembark ground pilot steer thump

WEAK

bring in check in come ashore come down come in come to berth descend upon drop anchor flatten out get down level off light on make land put down put in set down set on deck splash down take down

Antonyms

WEAK

ascend take off

VERB

light

Synonyms

STRONG

alight arrive deplane detrain disembark drop perch rest roost settle stop

WEAK

come down fly down get down set down settle down sit touch down

Antonyms

STRONG

embark enplane go

WEAK

mount

VERB

rest

Synonyms

STRONGEST

breathe lean lie down relax stretch out

STRONG

doze dream drowse idle laze loaf loll lounge nap nod recline repose slack slacken slumber snooze spell unbend unlax unwind

WEAK

be at ease be comfortable compose oneself ease off ease up let down let up lie by lie still put feet up refresh oneself slack off take a break take a nap take five take it easy take life easy take ten take time out wind down

Antonyms

STRONG

do energize

WEAK

activate be active carry out move stand walk

VERB

strike

Synonyms

STRONGEST

go on strike hit the bricks stage a walkout walk out

STRONG

arbitrate boycott mediate negotiate picket quit

WEAK

be on strike hold out mutiny refuse to work resist revolt slow down tie up

Antonyms

STRONG

lock out

WEAK

comply obey

NOUN

sit-down strike

Synonyms

WEAK

called strike out-law strike sit-down walkout wildcat strike work stoppage

NOUN

sit-in

Synonyms

STRONGEST

demonstration protest revolt riot sit-down walkout

STRONG

complaint fast grievance march rally strike

WEAK

love-in passive resistance peace march peaceful protest

Antonyms

STRONG

compliance obedience praise submission

NOUN

stoppage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blockage closure cutoff interruption layoff lockout shutdown walkout

STRONG

abeyance arrest check close deduction discontinuance down downtime hindrance obstruction occlusion sit-down standstill stopping

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid assistance continuation encouragement help promotion

WEAK

beginning go start

NOUN

tie up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

closure gridlock interruption layoff shutdown

STRONG

abeyance arrest blockage check close cutoff deduction discontinuance down downtime hindrance immobilization jam lockout obstruction occlusion sit-down standstill stopping walkout

Antonyms

STRONG

advance aid assistance continuation encouragement help promotion

Example Sentences

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The European Union's top diplomat Kaja Kallas called on both sides to "sit down to a negotiation table and agree", adding that "the region does not need an escalation."

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Then you have to hope that nothing else crazy is happening on that day and people have time to sit down and read it.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

So as I mentioned, Yvonne, you had a chance to sit down with Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon of “Love Story.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

So it was extraordinary to sit down with her this weekend to speak at length about the disaster of her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, embezzling from the party she used to lead.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

When I sit down at my switchboard I must remain sitting there for eight hours.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

sit down

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