come-down

Verbs

  • (v) move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
    • The temperature is going down
    • The barometer is falling
    • The curtain fell on the diva
    • Her hand went up and then fell again
    descend, go down, fall,
  • (v) be the essential element
    • The proposal boils down to a compromise
    boil down, reduce,
  • (v) fall from clouds
    • rain, snow and sleet were falling
    • Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum
    precipitate, fall,
  • (v) get sick
    • She fell sick last Friday, and now she is in the hospital
    sicken,
  • (v) criticize or reprimand harshly
    • The critics came down hard on the new play

Synonyms

descend go down fall boil down reduce precipitate sicken

Antonyms

ascend go up rise move up lift arise come up uprise

See also

cave in collapse fall in give way founder give break

Words of close approximity