Synonyms of gone at

gone at

phrase

past participle of go at

1

as in attacked

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

• attacked
• assaulted
• gone in (on)
• turned (on)
• charged
• set at
• descended (on or upon)
• jumped (on)
• set on
• flown at
• struck
• raided
• set upon
• stormed
• torn into
• rounded on
• pounced (on or upon)
• rushed
• assailed
• pitched into
• beset
• bushwhacked
• beaten up on
• sicced
• lit into
• trashed
• surprised
• ambushed
• robbed
• sacked
• swarmed
• ganged up (on)
• ambuscaded
• mobbed
• invaded
• waylaid
• blitzed
• bombarded
• battered
• mugged
• flanked
• banged away (at)
• buffeted
• nuked
• plundered
• ravaged
• beleaguered
• bombed
• looted
• cannonaded
• bum-rushed
• plastered
• besieged
• harried
• cannoned
• barraged
• pressed
• pillaged
• overrun
• enveloped
• forayed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• covered
• protected
• secured
• defended
• guarded
• shielded

2

as in had 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

• had at
• undertaken
• approached
• dived (into)
• waded (in or into)
• tackled
• attacked
• sailed into
• torn into
• focused (on)
• concentrated (on)
• pitched into
• fallen (to)
• pursued
• plunged (in)
• addressed
• settled (down)
• lit into
• taken up
• pitched in
• buckled (down to)
• faced
• zeroed (in on)
• knuckled down (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• evaded
• shunned
• played
• lagged
• fooled
• messed
• puttered (around)
• trifled
• fiddled (around)
• poked
• idled
• dawdled
• dallied
• dillydallied
• pottered (around)
• monkeyed (around)