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

So to have the character triumphantly proclaim how much video games have helped him in that make-or-break moment is pretty funny.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
The next few months could be make-or-break for smaller players in the space hoping to earn staying power.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of make-or-break

Adjective

Their climactic scenes near the end, once all the obstacles have been removed, are lovely — and not just because Austen’s prose in their outcome is so indestructible.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026
In its concluding episodes, the HBO juggernaut thrust an unearned heel turn on its female lead, rendered its climactic battle so dark viewers couldn’t see it, and ended over 70 hours of buildup with a rando on the Iron Throne.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of climactic

Adjective

And the tariffs are a terrible idea in any event, amounting to a consumer tax and interrupting crucial trade.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Still, the current team does have a rare shot at shaping an orchestra that is not only reliably exciting and frequently profound but also casually bold and genuinely fun — making for a crucial presence in the city as well as at Geffen Hall.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of crucial

Adjective

But don’t participate in their apocalyptic—We’re going to Mars.

— Victoria Feng, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026
The apocalyptic fears boiling up in the play are perhaps even more acutely felt today, with the ravages of climate change compounding each year and the threat of AI hanging an existential cloud over our heads.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of apocalyptic

Adjective

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

America is at a critical crossroads for the type of future in store beyond issues of affordability, groceries and gas prices due to global conflicts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026
Numerous books written by women who fled the FLDS community provide autobiographical and critical accounts of the group.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of critical

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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