Antonyms for go

Antonyms for (verb) go

Main entry: start, go, get going

Definition: begin or set in motion

Usage: I start at eight in the morning; Ready, set, go!

Antonyms: stop, halt

Definition: come to a halt, stop moving


Main entry: go, locomote, travel, move

Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast

Antonyms: stay in place

Definition: be stationary


Main entry: go, go away, depart

Definition: move away from a place into another direction

Usage: Go away before I start to cry; The train departs at noon

Antonyms: come, come up

Definition: move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody


Main entry: operate, run, work, go, function

Definition: perform as expected when applied

Usage: The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in; Does this old car still run well?; This old radio doesn't work anymore

Antonyms: malfunction, misfunction

Definition: fail to function or function improperly


Main entry: snuff it, buy the farm, choke, cash in one's chips, pop off, kick the bucket, give-up the ghost, go, pass, pass away, perish, die, decease, conk, drop dead, croak, exit, expire

Definition: pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Usage: She died from cancer; The children perished in the fire; The patient went peacefully; The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102

Antonyms: be born

Definition: come into existence through birth


Antonyms for (adj) go

Main entry: go

Definition: functioning correctly and ready for action

Usage: all systems are go

Antonyms: no-go

Definition: not functioning properly or in suitable condition for proceeding


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