Synonyms for go

Synonyms for (noun) go

Synonyms: go, go game

Definition: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters

Similar words: board game

Definition: a game played on a specially designed board


Synonyms: whirl, crack, offer, pass, fling, go

Definition: a usually brief attempt

Usage: he took a crack at it; I gave it a whirl

Similar words: endeavor, endeavour, effort, try, attempt

Definition: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Usage: made an effort to cover all the reading material; wished him luck in his endeavor; she gave it a good try


Synonyms: X, XTC, Adam, disco biscuit, cristal, ecstasy, hug drug, go

Definition: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Similar words: MDMA, methylenedioxymethamphetamine

Definition: a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects; it was formerly used in psychotherapy but in 1985 it was declared illegal in the United States

Usage: MDMA is often used at parties because it enables partygoers to remain active for long periods of time


Synonyms: spell, go, tour, turn

Definition: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

Usage: it's my go; a spell of work

Similar words: shift, work shift, duty period

Definition: the time period during which you are at work


Synonyms for (verb) go

Synonyms: become, go, get

Definition: enter or assume a certain state or condition

Usage: He became annoyed when he heard the bad news; It must be getting more serious; her face went red with anger; She went into ecstasy; Get going!

Similar words: turn, change state

Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election


Synonyms: go, proceed

Definition: follow a certain course

Usage: The inauguration went well; how did your interview go?

Similar words: come about, take place, go on, hap, happen, fall out, pass, pass off, occur

Definition: come to pass

Usage: What is happening?; The meeting took place off without an incidence; Nothing occurred that seemed important


Synonyms: 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

Similar words: turn, change state

Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election


Synonyms: go

Definition: be abolished or discarded

Usage: These ugly billboards have to go!; These luxuries all had to go under the Khmer Rouge

Similar words: disappear, vanish, go away

Definition: get lost, as without warning or explanation

Usage: He disappeared without a trace


Synonyms: break, break down, die, conk out, go, go bad, give out, give way, fail

Definition: stop operating or functioning

Usage: The engine finally went; The car died on the road; The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town; The coffee maker broke; The engine failed on the way to town; her eyesight went after the accident

Similar words: change

Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night


Synonyms: run, move, go

Definition: progress by being changed

Usage: The speech has to go through several more drafts; run through your presentation before the meeting

Similar words: change

Definition: undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature

Usage: She changed completely as she grew older; The weather changed last night


Synonyms: go, plump

Definition: give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number

Usage: I plumped for the losing candidates

Similar words: select, choose, take, pick out

Definition: pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Usage: Take any one of these cards; Choose a good husband for your daughter; She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her


Synonyms: go, run low, run short

Definition: to be spent or finished

Usage: The money had gone after a few days; Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest

Similar words: cease, stop, terminate, finish, end

Definition: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Usage: the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed; Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other; My property ends by the bushes; The symphony ends in a pianissimo


Synonyms: rifle, go

Definition: go through in search of something; search through someone's belongings in an unauthorized way

Usage: Who rifled through my desk drawers?

Similar words: search

Definition: subject to a search

Usage: The police searched the suspect; We searched the whole house for the missing keys


Synonyms: 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

Similar words: get out, go out, exit, leave

Definition: move out of or depart from

Usage: leave the room; the fugitive has left the country


Synonyms: sound, go

Definition: make a certain noise or sound

Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'

Similar words: cause to be perceived

Definition: have perceptible qualities


Synonyms: proceed, move, go

Definition: follow a procedure or take a course

Usage: We should go farther in this matter; She went through a lot of trouble; go about the world in a certain manner; Messages must go through diplomatic channels

Similar words: move, act

Definition: perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

Usage: think before you act; We must move quickly; The governor should act on the new energy bill; The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel


Synonyms: go

Definition: be or continue to be in a certain condition

Usage: The children went hungry that day

Similar words: be

Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer


Synonyms: go, fit

Definition: be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired

Usage: This piece won't fit into the puzzle

Similar words: fit

Definition: conform to some shape or size

Usage: How does this shirt fit?


Synonyms: extend, run, lead, go, pass

Definition: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

Usage: Service runs all the way to Cranbury; His knowledge doesn't go very far; My memory extends back to my fourth year of life; The facts extend beyond a consideration of her personal assets

Similar words: be

Definition: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

Usage: Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back; What is behind this behavior?


Synonyms: lead, go

Definition: lead, extend, or afford access

Usage: This door goes to the basement; The road runs South

Similar words: be

Definition: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

Usage: Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back; What is behind this behavior?


Synonyms: go, blend, blend in

Definition: blend or harmonize

Usage: This flavor will blend with those in your dish; This sofa won't go with the chairs

Similar words: harmonise, harmonize, fit in, agree, accord, concord, consort

Definition: go together

Usage: The colors don't harmonize; Their ideas concorded


Synonyms: go, run

Definition: have a particular form

Usage: the story or argument runs as follows; as the saying goes...

Similar words: be

Definition: have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)

Usage: John is rich; This is not a good answer


Synonyms: go

Definition: be ranked or compare

Usage: This violinist is as good as Juilliard-trained violinists go

Similar words: compare

Definition: be comparable

Usage: This car does not compare with our line of Mercedes


Synonyms: belong, go

Definition: be in the right place or situation

Usage: Where do these books belong?; Let's put health care where it belongs--under the control of the government; Where do these books go?

Similar words: be

Definition: occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere

Usage: Where is my umbrella? The toolshed is in the back; What is behind this behavior?


Synonyms for (adj) go

Synonyms: go

Definition: functioning correctly and ready for action

Usage: all systems are go

Similar words: a-ok, a-okay

Definition: in perfect condition or order


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