go-ahead

²go–ahead

noun

Definition of GO-AHEAD

1

a : energy, spirit b : one possessing go-ahead

2

: a sign, signal, or authority to proceed : green light

First Known Use of GO-AHEAD

1840

Related to GO-AHEAD

Synonyms: bootstrapper, go-ahead, highflier (or highflyer), hummer, hustler, live wire, powerhouse, rustler, self-starter

Related Words: eager beaver; achiever, comer, doer, enterpriser; he-man, individualist

Near Antonyms: dawdler, idler, loafer, lounger, putterer, trifler; goldbrick, malingerer, procrastinator, shirker, slacker; drone, lazybones, sluggard; dallier, laggard, lingerer, loiterer, slowpoke, stick-in-the-mud; ignorer, ne'er-do-well, neglecter; daydreamer, dreamer; dropout, quitter

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