Synonyms of goings

goings

noun

plural of going

1

as in processes

forward movement in time or place

tried to get down the hill quickly, but it was slow going with an injured foot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• processes
• advances
• processions
• progresses
• progressions
• advancements
• marches
• comings
• passages
• flows
• headways
• leaps
• streams
• furtherances
• onrushes
• steps
• currents
• arrivals
• approaches
• fluxes
• ways
• drifts
• strides
• bounds
• advents
• jumps
• momenta
• impetuses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• regressions
• recesses
• retreats
• recessions
• ebbs
• retrogressions
• reversals
• returns
• retractions
• reverses
• regresses
• refluxes
• turnarounds
• backwashes
• turnabouts
• about-faces

2

as in departures

the act of leaving a place

was so absorbed in her TV show she didn't notice his comings or goings

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departures
• evacuations
• exoduses
• withdrawals
• flights
• leaves
• partings
• farewells
• retirements
• exits
• outgoes
• leave-takings
• emigrations
• decampments
• retreats
• embarkations
• abandonments
• diasporas
• egresses
• relinquishments
• embarkments
• disembarkations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• arrivals
• appearances
• comings
• advents
• approaches
• entrances
• ingresses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of goings

An array of pillars, permanent marks, the imposing Napoleonic-era Spitbank Fort, as well as the comings-and-goings of ferries and even the hovercraft going back and forth between Portsmouth and the Isle of Wight. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 26 July 2026

This is somebody who knew intimately the goings on in my family tax and estate planning entities. — Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 17 July 2026

Ted Johnson’s run down of goings on across the Atlantic is well worth a read. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 17 July 2026

In an upcoming edition of the daily newsletter, Ruth Marcus, Jesús Rodríguez, and Jon Allsop will answer readers’ questions about everything from the midterm elections to the Iran war to the latest goings on in Washington. — David Haglund, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

The Real Madrid star has been England’s best player in the early goings of this tournament. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

The Orange also dominated possession in the early goings, holding the ball for 69 percent of the first half and completing 307 passes versus Japan’s 130 passes. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026

Set the scene One of the very smartest hotel addresses in London, The Connaught Hotel’s energy crackles and fizzes from morning through night, with coming and goings, reunions, a hum of excitement and a permanent sense of occasion. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026

For twists, turns, climbs, dips, and screams, The Incredicoaster at nearby Disneyland had nothing on the goings on at Angel Stadium Monday night. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 1 June 2026