TOUCHING DOWN Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

touching down

verb

present participle of touch down

as in perching

to come to rest after descending from the air the plane will touch down in about 30 minutes

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Recent Examples of touching down The adventure began with the helicopter soaring over breathtaking landscapes of alpine peaks and turquoise waters, before touching down at the bay. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026 For its fifth installment, Vogue World is making an international voyage to Italy, touching down in Milan today, Tuesday, September 22—the first day of Milan Fashion Week. — Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 Fifteen seconds after touching down, one of the pilots called for aborting the landing and the engine throttles were increased to a value consistent with go-around thrust, the NTSB said. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Video of Sunday’s landing appears to show the Boeing 767 remaining airborne well down the runway before touching down. — David Fischer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Akiyama landed back on Earth on December 10, 1990, touching down on the steppe of Kazakhstan with cosmonauts Gennadi Manakov and Gennady Strekalov on board Soyuz TM-10. — Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 2 Sep. 2026 Soar over the landscape by helicopter, touching down in some of the country’s most secluded locations, with not another soul in sight. — Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 29 Aug. 2026 Former President Barack Obama will be touching down in New York next month to headline an event alongside House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, reports say. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Prior to touching down in Canada, Perry had been performing Down Under for an extended run. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for touching down

Verb

The bird, which some witnesses guessed was a parrot, was seen perching on people’s heads and line dividers, landing on luggage and carry-on bags and even trying to nip at some travelers.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026
No club have spent more time perching on the highest rung of English football than Everton.

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of perching

Verb

Although landing a roster spot at a major college is a noteworthy achievement under any circumstances, Bryan faces steep odds.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Starship's development also has implications for NASA's Artemis program, which has contracted SpaceX to develop a modified Ship upper stage capable of landing astronauts on the surface of the moon.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of landing

Verb

Swap the throw pillows, drape a blanket over worn spots, add a slipcover or washable topper and change out the rug, curtains or lighting around it.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
In practice, hygge can mean curling up with a book and a hot drink, lighting candles for a quiet dinner, gathering friends for a fireside chat without screens or bundling up for a walk in the snow.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026