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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

Trailing 6-2 3-4 against Karolina Pliskova, the Canadian teenager cried out in pain as she went down clutching her knee and she limped off the court in tears.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 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

As Thrall went down he found a struggling Polish climber, and they continued descending together.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

He went down five flights of stairs to G deck and practically skipped along the long hallway toward the front of the ship.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis