Synonyms of going at

going at

phrase

present participle of go at

1

as in attacking

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

• attacking
• raiding
• turning (on)
• going in (on)
• assaulting
• descending (on or upon)
• flying at
• setting on
• setting at
• jumping (on)
• storming
• rounding on
• setting upon
• striking
• pouncing (on or upon)
• tearing into
• pitching into
• beating up on
• lighting into
• robbing
• charging
• ambushing
• rushing
• ganging up (on)
• invading
• assailing
• swarming
• besetting
• bushwhacking
• siccing
• trashing
• banging away (at)
• surprising
• sacking
• mobbing
• flanking
• bombing
• besieging
• mugging
• waylaying
• ambuscading
• blitzing
• cannonading
• bombarding
• looting
• nuking
• plundering
• battering
• ravaging
• cannoning
• buffeting
• plastering
• barraging
• bum-rushing
• pillaging
• beleaguering
• harrying
• enveloping
• pressing
• overrunning
• foraying

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• protecting
• covering
• defending
• securing
• guarding
• shielding

2

as in having 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

• having at
• diving (into)
• wading (in or into)
• sailing into
• tearing into
• approaching
• tackling
• undertaking
• pitching into
• focusing (on)
• concentrating (on)
• falling (to)
• lighting into
• addressing
• settling (down)
• attacking
• buckling (down to)
• plunging (in)
• pursuing
• pitching in
• knuckling down (to)
• zeroing (in on)
• taking up
• facing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoiding
• evading
• shunning
• fiddling (around)
• playing
• trifling
• lagging
• messing
• puttering (around)
• idling
• fooling
• poking
• pottering (around)
• monkeying (around)
• dawdling
• dallying
• dillydallying

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of going at

Before going at it alone, determine whether these types of resources already exist through a local chamber of commerce, economic development organization, industry association, or business support organization. — Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

A couple of Michigan championship teammates going at it while Dusty May watches in the arena? — Zach Harper, New York Times, 7 July 2026

That said, this finding isn’t completely surprising, Bettinger admits, as LEO has a smaller spatial volume with more objects going at higher velocities than in MEO. — Sarah Wells, IEEE Spectrum, 1 July 2023