GOES Synonyms: 534 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

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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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With enough optimization and intervention, their argument goes, the body can be manipulated into becoming fully knowable, mastered, perfect. —

Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 4 June 2026 At Tuckernuck, Americana charm goes hand in hand with sweat-ready formulations — serving up looks for the studio, the nail salon, and every setting in between. —

Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 4 June 2026 Over time, the theory goes, this will disrupt the reproduction cycle, thereby increasing competition and decreasing the overall population. —

Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 4 June 2026 This proposal goes further than anything the Commonwealth or any state has ever attempted. —

Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 4 June 2026 If the World Cup goes smoothly, García de Llano envisions Guadalajara emerging as one of the world’s top tourist destinations, similar to Barcelona’s transformation after the 1992 Summer Olympics. —

Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 June 2026 Much of her time and energy now goes toward running the business, leaving little room for discretionary spending on things like travel and entertainment. —

Mike Winters mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 4 June 2026 Jerry Lanuzza, associate professor at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte, North Carolina, explains how to store alcohol, whether alcohol goes bad, and how long different types will last. —

Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 29 May 2026 That said, the consensus seems to be that adding instructions to code that sabotage other people’s work goes too far. —

Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026

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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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As the investigation progresses in this four-part docuseries, Stephen reveals the turbulent family dynamics that shaped his childhood, including his father Ron — a violent Vietnam War vet grappling with PTSD — and his mother, Margie, who divorced Ron in the '90s.

— James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
As the journey progresses, a male driver and his female companion (neither pictured on-screen) begin to discuss the Winkie.

— Jonathan Odden, Artforum, 2 June 2026