GONE OVER Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

gone over

verb

past participle of go over

as in succeeded

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 gone over Most Fed-watchers expect no change, which is how it's gone over the last few Fed meetings. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Naturally, Cornyn’s increasing role as a White House agitator and swing vote hasn’t gone over well with the MAGA base. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026 Joey Logano — a three-time NASCAR champ — had somehow gone over a year between Cup wins. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026 The latter offering — which prompted traders to price the bonds at junk levels — has not gone over well. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The price hikes, especially those for Xbox’s now aging Series X and Series S consoles, have not gone over great with gamers. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Paul Mailhot, the dispatcher at Cache Lake, had gone over the operation of it and instructed us how to string up the aerial. — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 While much of that has been gone over for the archive, items in a filing cabinet at the house had not been sorted. — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2026 But male fans' clean-up duty hasn't gone over that well at home. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone over

Verb

World Cup 2026 was widely regarded as an enjoyable edition where the good footballing sides succeeded.

— Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
A number of 2026’s biggest movies succeeded with help from premium screens, across genres that extend well beyond the action blockbusters traditionally associated with the format.

— David Deal, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of succeeded

Verb

Being home all day has made homeowners more aware of comfort issues, inefficiencies and aging equipment that may have gone unnoticed when their house sat empty for most of the day.

— Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 July 2026
At the same time, Chinese car companies have gone from less than 1% to 12% global market share.

— Philipp Kampshoff, Fortune, 30 July 2026

Definition of gone

Verb

Amazon’s willingness to take TNF off the hands of Fox (which subsequently opted out of the final season of its deal) worked out in everyone’s favor, but no Big Tech player has yet to commandeer a package of similar import.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 31 July 2026
The Newsoms paid between $518,000 and $873,000 in taxes per year, which worked out to a federal income tax rate of 30% to 35% per year, according to his office.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of worked out

Verb

Brionna Jones came off the bench to contribute 14 points and five rebounds, and Rhyne Howard added nine points while recording four steals — her 15th game this season with three or more steals.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
Kelce came off a block, turned and caught a pass from a coach.

— Pete Grathoff July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026