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present tense third-person singular of go in (on)
Synonyms & Antonyms of goes in (on)
to take sudden, violent action against
- law enforcement officials decided to wait before going in on the barricaded gunman
Synonyms for goes in (on)
- assails,
- assaults,
- attacks,
- besets,
- bushwhacks,
- charges,
- descends (on or upon),
- jumps (on),
- pounces (on or upon),
- raids,
- rushes,
- sets on,
- sics
- (also sicks),
- storms,
- strikes,
- trashes,
- turns (on)
Words Related to goes in (on)
- ambuscades,
- ambushes,
- surprises
- (also surprizes),
- waylays
Phrases Synonymous with goes in (on)
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“Goes in (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goes%20in%20%28on%29. Accessed 27 Jan. 2022.
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