Synonyms of get down
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Another word for get down is upset. Other synonyms of get down are unhappy.
Synonyms and similar words for get down
verbTo swallow (something).
verbTo depress; discourage; fatigue.
- despiritSynonym of dispirit.
- aggrieveTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict.
- besorrowTo sorrow about or over; care about; fill with care or sorrow; make sad.
- grieveTo cause sorrow or distress to.
- pain
- bring downTo make (someone) feel bad emotionally.
- come down onTo punish or criticize (someone).
- darkenTo render gloomy, darker in mood.
- dashTo dishearten; to sadden.
- dejectMake sad or dispirited.
- depressTo make depressed, sad or bored.
- desolateTo make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
- dispiritTo lower the morale of; to make despondent; to dishearten.
- forset UK, dialectalTo upset; hinder.
- grievenTo make or become grievous or grief-stricken; to fill or be filled with grief.
- oppressTo make sad or gloomy.
- sadden
- sadden upTo become or make (something) sad.
- ungladdenTo take the gladness from.
- unhappyTo make or become unhappy; to sadden.
- upsetTo make (a person) angry, distressed, or unhappy.
- beleaguerTo exhaust.
- exhaust
- fatigue
- fordo
- do for slangTo tire; to exhaust.
- gas out
- jadeTo fatigue, tire, or weary (someone or something).
- poopTo tire, exhaust.
- run someone raggedTo exhaust; to demand excessive effort or work from somebody.
- tire
- tire outTo make someone tired; to exhaust.
- wear
- wear down
- wear out
- wearyTo make or to become weary.
- attrist archaicTo sadden; to make sad.
- begloom archaicTo sadden.
- begrieve archaicTo cause grief or grieving.
- contristate obsoleteTo make sorrowful; to sadden or grieve.
- engrieve archaicTo cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate with vexation or pain.
- moan obsoleteTo distress (someone); to sadden.
- repent archaic
- rue obsoleteTo cause to feel sorrow or pity.
- tristitiate obsoleteTo sadden.
- knock up dated
verbTo dance, particularly without inhibition or restraint, or in a sexually suggestive manner.
- boogie downTo dance, typically in a funky manner.
verbTo party.
verbTo have sex.
- get it on
- make loveTo engage in sexual intercourse.
- copulateTo engage in sexual intercourse.
- couple
- engage in sex
- exchange flesh euphemisticTo engage in sexual intercourse.
- have intimate relations
- have marital relations euphemisticTo have sex (especially of a married couple).
- have sex
- have sexual relationsTo have sex.
- intercourseTo have sexual intercourse.
- know
- know someone in the biblical senseTo have sex with someone.
- mateTo copulate.
- share a bed euphemistic
- sleep together euphemistic
- bangTo engage in sexual intercourse.
- beat UKTo have sexual intercourse.
- boneTo have sexual intercourse (with).
- boff
- boink
- bonkTo have sexual intercourse (with).
- bopTo have sex.
- bounceTo have sexual intercourse.
- breed
- bump nastiesSynonym of bump uglies.
- bump ugliesTo perform sexual intercourse.
- catch a dickTo be the recipient of penetrative sexual intercourse.
- clap cheeks euphemistic
- crackTo have sex with a female or feminine person for the first time, especially penetrative sex.
- dance euphemistic
- discuss Uganda UK, euphemisticTo have sex.
- dip one's pen in someone's inkwell euphemisticTo have sex with (someone).
- do it euphemisticTo have sex; to make it.
- do the deed euphemistic
- do the nasty euphemisticTo engage in sexual intercourse.
- eff euphemistic
- frack euphemisticFuck.
- frak euphemisticFuck.
- frick euphemisticA surname.
- frig euphemistic
- fuckTo have sexual intercourse; to copulate.
- get busy
- get freakyTo have sex.
- get it euphemisticTo have sex, especially referring to its possibility or eventuality.
- get jiggy
- get laid
- get lucky
- get one's dick wetTo have sexual intercourse.
- get one's end awayTo have sex.
- get one's freak on USTo have sex.
- get one's groove on
- get one's leg over UK
- get one's oatsTo have sexual intercourse.
- get physicalTo begin to make physical contact sexually (as part of sexual intercourse).
- get some US, euphemisticTo have sex.
- get the dirty water off one's chest UKTo get sexual satisfaction, especially after a period of abstinence.
- go all the way euphemistic
- haul one's ashes euphemistic
- have it away
- have it offTo engage in sexual intercourse.
- hide the salami euphemisticSynonym of hide the sausage.
- hide the sausage euphemisticTo have sex (involving a penis).
- hide the wienie euphemisticSynonym of hide the sausage.
- hike the Appalachian Trail US, euphemisticTo engage in an extramarital affair.
- hook upTo have a casual sexual experience with another person, usually without any future relationship intended.
- hump
- jig-jigTo have sex.
- knock bootsTo have sexual intercourse, especially recreationally if not casually.
- lay pipeTo have sex.
Meaning of get down
- verb To bring or come down; to descend; to cause to bring or come down.
- verb To swallow (something).
- verb To duck or take cover, usually to avoid harm. Commonly used as a caution or warning in the imperative.
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