GO OVER Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

go over

verb

Definition of go over

as in to succeed

to turn out as planned or desired his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions

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Recent Examples of go over Most Fed-watchers expect no change, which is how it's gone over the last few Fed meetings. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Naturally, Cornyn’s increasing role as a White House agitator and swing vote hasn’t gone over well with the MAGA base. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026 That plan didn’t go over well with Commission Chair Anthony Rodriguez. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026 The price of Brent Crude oil briefly went over $91 per barrel this morning before receding to $89. — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for go over

Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over

Verb

The battle between Sanford and GOAA became especially heated after the Sanford airfield applied to trademark its name and logo, succeeded, and GOAA filed an appeal.

— Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Aug. 2026
While large-scale fission energy plants have succeeded in generating energy at scale, fusion energy is another area that is gathering steam and could potentially solve the clean energy problem.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of succeed

Verb

Second, and perhaps more scientific (as far as these things go) is the fact that Sunfyre had not, in any way, begun to rot.

— Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
And Eno and myself at that time were coming into the studio a little bit earlier than everybody in the morning just to get something going.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

August is going to feel like the month that everything clicks into place, Scorpio.

— Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
Georgia Witchel's Mantis Biotech makes Parva, consumer software that reads how a person types and clicks to flag cognitive change relative to their own baseline, not a population average, largely built on men.

— Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of click

Verb

Brionna Jones came off the bench to contribute 14 points and five rebounds, and Rhyne Howard added nine points while recording four steals — her 15th game this season with three or more steals.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Kelce came off a block, turned and caught a pass from a coach.

— Pete Grathoff July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026

Definition of come off

Verb

Separately, Shaman likened El Niño to a large burner on a stovetop, heating the atmosphere across a vast expanse of the Pacific Ocean and leading to more global heat extremes, particularly for next summer if current forecasts pan out.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
Maybe some of those players — tight end Ben Sims, offensive lineman Jamaree Salyer, pass rusher Josh Uche and David Ojabo, and safety Zayne Anderson — pan out and become reliable starters for MIami.

— Omar Kelly August 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026