Synonyms of goes at

goes at

phrase

present tense third-person singular of go at

1

as in attacks

to take sudden, violent action against

He went at his opponent with such fervor, the fight was practically over before it began.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacks
• raids
• assaults
• goes in (on)
• flies at
• turns (on)
• storms
• sets at
• descends (on or upon)
• sets on
• strikes
• sets upon
• jumps (on)
• rounds on
• charges
• robs
• ambushes
• tears into
• pounces (on or upon)
• swarms
• rushes
• beats up on
• pitches into
• assails
• lights into
• invades
• besets
• sics
• trashes
• bushwhacks
• surprises
• mobs
• sacks
• bombs
• flanks
• gangs up (on)
• waylays
• mugs
• bum-rushes
• bangs away (at)
• ravages
• cannons
• nukes
• ambuscades
• cannonades
• barrages
• blitzes
• plunders
• forays
• buffets
• batters
• besieges
• bombards
• loots
• plasters
• harries
• beleaguers
• overruns
• envelops
• pillages
• presses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covers
• protects
• guards
• shields
• defends
• secures

2

as in has at

to start work on energetically

She went at that project with such enthusiasm, you could tell it was a labor of love.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• has at
• dives (into)
• approaches
• wades (in or into)
• tackles
• undertakes
• tears into
• falls (to)
• addresses
• sails into
• attacks
• concentrates (on)
• focuses (on)
• plunges (in)
• pitches into
• settles (down)
• pursues
• lights into
• buckles (down to)
• faces
• takes up
• zeroes (in on)
• pitches in
• knuckles down (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoids
• evades
• shuns
• plays
• putters (around)
• fools
• monkeys (around)
• fiddles (around)
• potters (around)
• lags
• messes
• pokes
• dawdles
• idles
• trifles
• dallies
• dillydallies