GOES Synonyms: 534 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

Definition of goes

present tense third-person singular of go

as in progresses

to move forward along a course everything is going according to our plans

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as in departs

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

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as in suffices

to be fitting or proper at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes

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as in corresponds

to be in agreement on every point your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said

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as in leads

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction the highway goes right along the river

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as in becomes

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

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as in collapses

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges

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as in belongs

to have or be in a usual or proper place these plates go in this cabinet

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as in fades

to lose bodily strength or vigor when you get old, your eyesight starts to go

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as in follows

to make one's way through, across, or over I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space

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as in varies

to occur within a continuous range of variation selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million

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as in puts

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round

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as in intends

chiefly Southern & Midland to have in mind as a purpose or goal I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off

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as in ends

to come to an end we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went

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as in affords

to have enough money for I think I can go for the new car after all

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as in stands

to put up with (something painful or difficult) I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute

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as in dies

to stop living her grandmother went peacefully last night

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as in succeeds

to turn out as planned or desired we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out

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goes

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noun

plural of go

as in tries

an effort to do or accomplish something it took several goes to get the car started

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Recent Examples of goes

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And keep in mind that a little goes a long way with each spritz, so one bottle will last you a while. — Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 26 Sep. 2026 When one of the contestants goes missing, Detective Fion Morgan has to work out the difference between what’s been shown on screen and the truth. — L.m. Chilton, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Throughout the film, Wilson goes from pitch meeting to pitch meeting trying to finance his art. — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026 Population metrics aside, there’s a German word that goes a long way toward explaining why so many people seem to enjoy watching the Cowboys every fall—especially when Dallas is on the wrong end of a loss. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026 While movies may show an inheritance where someone goes from rags to riches, in reality, most folks end up with physical items rather than a luxury-inducing windfall. — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026 Quantum work goes global Lockheed Martin is also expanding its quantum relationships outside the United States. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 A little goes a long way, so one bottle lasts a long time for its lower price tag. — Valeriya Chupinina, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 Night Country‘s Kali Reis as a traditional Resident Evil commando type, there goes I, Tonya‘s Paul Walter Hauser as a whiny, weaselly corporate executive — and others who simply start sprouting tentacles out of their faces. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Sep. 2026

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The first phase of the railway that the Colorado Connector (CoCo) will make trips on goes from Denver up to Boulder, on to Fort Collins. — Chierstin Roth, CBS News, 14 July 2026 Does this mean those pop-goes-punk comp albums are coming back? — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026 Except then there’s the chance of being FUNNELED, placed on the rails and headed for a very specific destination, instead of the OPEN-WORLD anything-goes of traditional D&D. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026 The we-might-all-die-if-this-special-effect-goes-wrong stuff. — Literary Hub, 13 Mar. 2026 Choose from 21 colors, from goes-with-everything black to standout prints and textures, including holiday-ready velvet or sequins. — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026 Meanwhile, Weaver reminded us of the coat’s versatility while wearing a goes-with-everything matte black version. — Shea Simmons, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025 Like, main-character-walks-in-and-the-crowd-goes-silent energy. — Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 23 Dec. 2025 These nation-wide country-goes-city celebrations of agricultural bounty, mechanical innovations and skilled handcrafts have been drawing crowds since the first fair was held in upstate New York in 1841. — Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025

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But that’s largely due to the aural sensation provided by the voices, which become more powerful and prominent as the film progresses, dragging Jamal down with them.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Trayanova makes the most out of a metal box serving as the only set, tossing in clues that take on meaning as the story progresses.

— Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of progresses

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So Finney-Smith departs without ever suiting up in a regular-season game for the Hornets.

— Staff reports, Charlotte Observer, 22 Sep. 2026
Temps begin to rebound Wednesday After the cut-off low departs late Tuesday, the atmosphere will begin its rebound to equilibrium through the week, bringing temperatures back to average or even slightly above average to the end of the work week.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of departs

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Simply photographing the surface of the brain somehow suffices.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2026
The majority explained that authority for the president to construct the ballroom requires satisfying both of those statutes; neither alone suffices.

— Ellen P. Aprill, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of suffices

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This corresponds with an important point in the evolution of the universe called the Epoch of Reionization.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The coordinates of a vector in Hilbert space include information that corresponds to this alignment of peaks and troughs, called a wave’s phase.

— Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of corresponds

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As Arkansas families navigate a new education landscape, asking the right questions can help ensure that choice leads not just to change, but to growth, stability, and opportunity for the students who matter most.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
When his inquiry leads directly to a ruthless corporate chairman played by Tony Leung Ka-fai, the two seasoned operators become locked in a battle of wits.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of leads

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After some back and forth about who was in the wrong, the conversation ultimately becomes about Vicki continuing to put herself on an island and keep everybody at a distance.

— Tom Smyth, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Body becomes the network SWANS works by sending electrical pulses through surrounding tissue.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of becomes

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In general, when a submarine caldera collapses, the sinking seafloor pulls the seawater above it along with it.

— Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
At the same 5-GHz frequency, a sound wave's wavelength collapses from centimeters, as is the case with light, to a couple of micrometers, roughly four orders of magnitude smaller.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of collapses

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That workload belongs at the edge—where processing locally keeps more data on-site, lowering costs—with refined insights sent to the cloud for analytics.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
The open Atlantic Ocean presents a different kind of extreme — relentless, unpredictable and constantly changing — and that is exactly where Canada Goose belongs.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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