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went 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 for how it went down, I will accept all explanations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

They went down the route of the hard work, get in there and get over the line and that is absolutely the right way to do it.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Chicago activists got the idea for whistles after speaking to Angelenos who told them how they communicated when cellphone service went down around the Metropolitan Detention Center that first weekend of raids.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

As Thrall went down, he found a Polish climber who was struggling after running out of supplementary oxygen and had suffered frostbite.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

When the sun went down, Leah, Lizzie, and Kate went to bed, and slept well.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock