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 Don’t let the water in the container go over the pot’s edges. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 July 2026 First, Argentina scored through Justo Piccardo in the 79th minute to make the margin seven points, then winger Bautista Delguy went over in the corner three minutes after the fulltime siren. — ABC News, 18 July 2026 Dean has an unerring sense about how to let her voice glide to the cumulus layer and back again, without remotely ever going over the top. — Chris Willman, Variety, 17 July 2026 At sixteen, much of the poem went over my head, but I was truly moved by the adolescent anger and confusion of Odysseus’ son, Telemachus. — Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for go over

Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over

Verb

Staveley finally succeeded in October 2021, bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF).

— George Caulkin, New York Times, 21 July 2026
As several experts have told CNN, when a drug trafficking leader falls, there are always many others available to succeed him, so the criminal organization – at least for now – remains active.

— Sol Amaya, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

Definition of succeed

Verb

Connecticut is putting consumers back in control with strong new ‘click to cancel’ rights.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Long before Fox News, click bait and Truth Social; decades before Twitter, Facebook, Google and Only Fans, these two men created a new tabloid which against all the odds became the biggest selling newspaper in the world.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 16 July 2026

Definition of click

Verb

Viktor Lakhim came off the bench to post a double-double with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
Her first goal came off a feed from Kimmi Ascanio; Byars flicked the deft cross into the back of the net, just past Current goalkeeper Marisa Jordan.

— The Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026

Definition of come off

Verb

Hopefully this rookie class can pan out and Miami will be one step closer to the playoff win that has alluded them for more than a quarter of a century.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Projecting how a college quarterback will pan out often proves a fool’s errand, despite how many people have dedicated their livelihoods to trying.

— Antonio Morales, New York Times, 21 July 2026