GO-NO-GO Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

go-no-go

adjective

Definition of go-no-go

as in make-or-break

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Adjective

In a June note ahead of the results, Leerink Partners analyst Mani Foroohar said the phase three results are a make-or-break event for Moderna’s stock.

— Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
This isn’t meant to be the make-or-break moment, just a way to narrow down your choices, according to the experts, since the real test happens in the bedroom.

— Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of make-or-break

Adjective

This extended to her closest competitors in the Tour, after Niewiadoma-Phinney accused Vollering’s teammate Célia Gery of boxing her in during the crucial penultimate stage.

— Jessica Hopkins, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Both teams are eyeing crucial points across the two-test series for staying in contention for the 2027 World Test Championship final.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of crucial

Adjective

Just when this summer couldn’t get more apocalyptic, a packaging defect has led Schwarzkopf’s parent company, Henkel, to voluntarily recall its Osis Grip Extra Strong Mousse.

— James Manso, Allure, 17 Aug. 2026
The landscape in the southernmost part of Chilean Patagonia, often called the End of the World, has a post-apocalyptic quality.

— Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of apocalyptic

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Keeping high-ethylene producers away from climacteric fruits can keep them from ripening too quickly.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.

— Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021

Definition of climacteric

Adjective

Within hours, the wound epidermis becomes innervated by nearby nerve fibers, forming what biologists call the apical epidermal cap.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025

Definition of apical

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