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come down with

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of COME DOWN

to become affected with (a disease or disorder) <I hope that you're not coming down with a cold>

Synonyms catch, come down (with), get, go down (with) [chiefly British], sicken (with), take

Related Words break out (with); die (from), succumb (to); fail, languish, sink, waste (away), weaken, wilt, wither, worsen

Near Antonyms come back, gain, heal, mend, recoup, recover, recuperate, snap back; rally, rebound, recover (from), shake (off)

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