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go
Synonyms and Antonyms of go
being in a state of fitness for some experience or action all systems are go Synonyms fit, ready, prepared, setRelated Words conditioned, primed, ripe; armed, braced, fortified, steeled; qualified, trainedNear Antonyms unqualified, untrainedAntonyms flat-footed, half-baked, half-cocked, underprepared, unprepared, unready
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Synonyms and Antonyms of go
1 a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time snowboarding is all the go Synonyms buzz, chic, craze, dernier cri, enthusiasm, fashion, flavor, fad, hot ticket, last word, latest, mode, rage, sensation, style, ton, trend, vogueRelated Words nine days' wonder (also nine day wonder); new wave; crush, infatuation; fervor, passion; furor, fuss, hullabaloo, to-do, uproar; bandwagon, crusade, cult, movement; novelty, wrinkle; caprice, fancy, whimNear Antonyms classic, standard
2 active strength of body or mind a healthy six-year-old full of go Synonyms beans, bounce, brio, dash, drive, dynamism, energy, esprit, gas, get-up-and-go, ginger, vigor, gusto, hardihood, juice, life, moxie, oomph, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vim, vinegar, vitality, zing, zipRelated Words animal spirits, animation, briskness, jauntiness, liveliness, snappiness, spirit, spiritedness, sprightliness, spunk, spunkiness, vibrance, vibrancy, vivaciousness, vivacity; ardor, élan, fervor, fire, passion, zeal; main, metal, mettle, might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, stamina, strength; brawniness, fitness, hardiness, huskiness, sturdiness, virility; health, healthiness, soundness, verdure, wellnessNear Antonyms indolence, laziness; debilitation, debility, delicacy, disablement, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, impotency, infirmity, powerlessness, puniness, slightness, softness, tenderness, weakness; enervation, exhaustion, inanition, prostrationAntonyms lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, torpidity
3 an effort to do or accomplish something it took several goes to get the car started Synonyms assay [archaic], bash [chiefly British], bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, attempt, offer, pass, shot, stab, trial, try, whack, whirlRelated Words striving, struggle, throes, undertaking; trial and error
4 readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity a young executive with the go to make this company grow Synonyms action, aggressiveness, ambition, drive, enterprise, hustle, initiativeRelated Words grit, gumption, pluck, snap, spirit, spunk, starch; ambitiousness, killer instinct, overambitiousness; assertiveness, self-reliance; energy, hardihood, pep, vigor, vitalityNear Antonyms inactivity, inertia, passivity; diffidence, faintheartedness, timidity; hesitation, reluctance; indolence, laziness, lethargy
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Synonyms and Antonyms of go
1 to move forward along a course everything is going according to our plans Synonyms advance, come, come along, do, fare, forge, get along, get on, go along, go off, march, pace, proceed, progress Related Words accelerate, fast-forward, speed; approach, near; journey, pass, repair, run, travel, wend; actuate, drive, impel, propel, push; take out Phrases gain ground Near Antonyms arrest, balk, block, check, detain, halt, hinder, hold back, impede, nip, obstruct, slow (down or up), stem; repress, retard, stunt, suppress; delay, interrupt, stall; cramp, hamper, inhibit; cease, let up, pause; regress; wait Antonyms remain, stand, stay, stop
2 to leave a place often for another will go on vacation at the end of the year decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier Synonyms bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bugger off [British slang], bug off, bug out, buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, get off, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out Related Words set out, start, strike out; abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip; go out, light out, step out; abandon, desert, forsake, vacate; emigrate; adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw Phrases beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder Near Antonyms abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry; approach, close, near; hit, land, reach Antonyms arrive, come, show up, turn up
3 to be fitting or proper at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes Synonyms befit, beseem [archaic], fit [archaic], do, serve, suitRelated Words satisfy, suffice; function, work
4 to be in agreement on every point your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said Synonyms accord, agree, answer, chord, cohere, coincide, comport, conform, consist, correspond, dovetail, fit, check, harmonize, jibe, rhyme (also rime), sort, square, tallyRelated Words equal, match, parallel; align (also aline), line up, registerNear Antonyms contradict, dispute, gainsay; negate, nullify; clash, conflict, jarAntonyms differ (from), disagree (with)
5 to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the highway goes right along the river Synonyms bear, extend, run, head, lead, lieRelated Words cross, cut, pass; course, follow, span, traverse
6 to eventually have as a state or quality she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop the room went dark Synonyms come, get, become, grow, run, turn, waxRelated Words alter, change, metamorphose, modify, mutate, transfigure, transform, transmuteNear Antonyms abide, be, continue, linger, remain, stay
7 to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges Synonyms buckle, cave (in), crumple, founder, give, collapse, go out, implode, tumble, yieldRelated Words deflate, flatten, melt, melt down; break, break down, conk (out), crash, die, fail, give out, stall; burst, shatter, smash, splinter, split; crack, crumble, pop, snapNear Antonyms inflate, rise, swell
8 to have or be in a usual or proper place these plates go in this cabinet Synonyms belongRelated Words place, stay; fit (in)
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