come down
Drop from above
Come down centers on downward movement, literal or figurative.
You come down a staircase or from a mountain.
Prices come down.
A decision comes down from a higher authority.
To come down on someone is to criticize or punish them harshly.
To come down with something is to catch an illness.
In drug slang, coming down is the waning of a high: He was coming down off the acid.
Descend under gravity
- dropFall or release
- lowerReduce or move downward
- plummetRapid downward descent
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
abseil · rappel · skydive · glide · land · alight · dismount · staircase
Fall or release
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- fallDescend under gravity
- lowerReduce or move downward
- diminishTo make smaller
decline · shrink · plummet · deflate · depreciate · slump · dip · subside
Fragment gradually
- toppleCause to fall
- fallDescend under gravity
- crashSudden violent impact
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
implosion · ruins · debris · wreckage · disintegrate · breakdown · avalanche · landslide
Unwell or impressively cool
- fluContagious respiratory illness
- coldLow temperature state
- feverElevated body temperature
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
infection · bug · symptoms · cough · sneeze · malaise · contagion · bedridden
Earth's solid surface
- alightTo descend and settle
- perchResting spot for birds
- roostBird's sleeping spot
- restCessation of activity
nestle · lodge · dust · fog · mist · blanket · cover · layer
Rebuke harshly
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
- chastiseReprimand severely for wrongdoing
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
- criticizeJudge unfavorably, vocally
admonish · reproach · lecture · harsh · stern · discipline · punishment · boss
Select from alternatives
- sideLateral portion of something
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- verdictOfficial court decision
conclusion · determination · stance · position · favor · against · fence · deliberation
fall
Descend under gravity
parachute · abseil · rappel · skydive · glide · land · alight · dismount · staircase · elevator
drop
Fall or release
diminish · decline · shrink · plummet · deflate · depreciate · slump · dip · subside · taper
crumble
Fragment gradually
demolition · implosion · ruins · debris · wreckage · disintegrate · breakdown · avalanche · landslide · tumble
sick
Unwell or impressively cool
virus · infection · bug · symptoms · cough · sneeze · malaise · contagion · bedridden · unwell
land
Earth's solid surface
rest · nestle · lodge · dust · fog · mist · blanket · cover · layer
scold
Rebuke harshly
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
- chastiseReprimand severely for wrongdoing
- berateCriticize severely and lengthily
criticize · admonish · reproach · lecture · harsh · stern · discipline · punishment · boss · authority
choose
Select from alternatives
- sideLateral portion of something
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
verdict · conclusion · determination · stance · position · favor · against · fence · deliberation · weigh
- trip effectshallucinations, visuals, euphoria, ego death, synesthesia
- declinedecline, in decline, decrease, downswing, on the decline
- landingslanding, touchdown, touch and go, emergency landing, soft landing
- ego termsbig ego, bruised ego, ego boost, ego trip, fragile ego