Synonyms of goes over

goes over

verb

present tense third-person singular of go over

as in succeeds

to turn out as planned or desired

his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeds
• goes
• comes off
• works out
• bears fruit
• clicks
• pans out
• delivers the goods
• catches fire
• does the trick
• goes like clockwork
• delivers
• catches on
• flourishes
• prospers
• thrives
• cooks
• percolates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• strikes out
• founders
• fails
• washes out
• misses
• bombs
• collapses
• folds
• flops
• flunks
• struggles
• languishes
• slips
• goes under
• declines
• flounders
• falls down
• wanes
• sinks
• slumps
• crumbles
• skids
• crashes
• cracks up
• flames out
• chokes
• miscarries
• misfires
• craters
• implodes
• self-destructs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of goes over

Occasionally, the suicide seems to be spur of the moment; a depressed person sees a high section without a guardrail and goes over. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

Hollywood Drift’s visual drama will be out the front, with the stretch that goes over the CityWalk sidewalk, well beyond the path that Rockit took. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026

As for how her position on Disney and the FCC goes over with her colleagues, Gomez is more circumspect. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

That means that either the bike has an electric motor that goes over 750 watts of power or can go faster than 20 mph on solely motor power. — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026

Below, Wiseman goes over each area of Paramount+’s programming strategy. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026

In that same spirit of excess, there’s an extra scene in the end credits that goes over like a lead balloon. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026

However, the show goes over Tamra’s 40 years as a parent and shows images of her kids throughout the years, including a brief glimpse of her daughter Sydney as a youngster. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026

How much do fans really care if a guy or girl goes over? — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026