as in costing
to have a price of
those cars go for $25,000
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
going for
2 of 2phrase
1
as in enjoying
to take pleasure in
I could go for a cold beer right about now.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in accepting
to have a favorable opinion of
I hope they go for my proposal.
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for going (for)
costing
Verb
-
Tariffs had a major impact on the company in the third quarter costing it $27 million.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
4 Nov. 2025 -
Morgan Stanley in July estimated that over the next five years, global data center capacity would grow six times, with data centers and their hardware alone costing $3 trillion by the end of 2028.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Going (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/going%20%28for%29. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share