GOES OVER Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of goes over 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 The tall mules are held in place by a wide toe strap that goes over the vamp creating an open, peep toe-like design. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 4 May 2026 Jett goes over his handle bars and gets pinned by bike. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 When the ball goes over the end lines, the border lines parallel to both goals (think the back of the end zone in American football), players take a corner kick. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for goes over

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The model that succeeds will be the one that combines privacy, usability, regulatory clarity, and real economic value.

— Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Francis succeeds Barbeito, who will transition into an advisory role.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of succeeds

Verb

Driving Experience The windscreen is brief to say the least, but airflow goes right over your head.

— William Roberson, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The movie goes big on the ‘80s tropes for laughs, including over-the-top costumes and era-specific references, but the love story at its heart is timeless.

— Kara Nesvig, Parents, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of goes

Verb

As the backlash against Cunningham’s comments continues to pick up speed, other players have since made statements in support of trans inclusion, and the crowd at recent Fever games has been heard booing when Cunningham comes off the bench.

— Kase Wickman, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
On July 12, Fable 5 comes off subscription plans and moves to prepaid usage credits at $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of comes off

Verb

Steel Magnolias was also adapted from a play of the same name about the lives of a group of six women in a small Louisiana town, with Parton playing the role of a Truvy Jones, a hairdresser who works out of her home salon.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026
Led by Inspector Ӧnem, the team (which works out of a basement) deals with honor killings, suicides, and exploitation.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2026