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| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spirit, vitality |
| Synonyms: | activity, animation, bang, drive, energy, force, hardihood, life, moxie*, oomph*, pep, potency, push, snap*, starch*, tuck*, verve, vigor, vivacity, zest, birr, get-up-and-go |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | advance, proceed physically |
| Synonyms: | abscond, approach, beat it*, bug out, cruise, decamp, depart, escape, exit, fare, flee, fly, get away, get going, get lost, get off*, hie, hightail, hit the road*, journey, lam, leave, light out*, make a break for it, make for, make one's way, mosey*, move, move out, near, pass, progress, pull out, push off, push on, quit, repair, retire, run along, run away, set off, shove off*, skip out, split*, take a hike, take a powder, take flight, take leave, take off*, travel, vamoose*, wend, withdraw |
| Antonyms: | stay, stop |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | try, attempt |
| Synonyms: | bid, crack, effort, essay, fling, pop, shot, slap, stab, turn, whack, whirl |
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | operate, function |
| Synonyms: | act, carry on, click*, continue, flourish, maintain, make out, move, pan out*, perform, persist, prosper, run, score, succeed, thrive, work |
| Antonyms: | break |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | span, stretch |
| Synonyms: | connect, cover, extend, fit, lead, make, range, reach, run, spread, vary, give access |
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | contribute, work towards an end |
| Synonyms: | avail, befall, chance, come, concur, develop, eventuate, fall out, fare, happen, incline, occur, persevere, persist, proceed, result, serve, tend, transpire, turn, turn out, wax*, work out, conduce, lead to |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | agree, harmonize |
| Synonyms: | accord, belong, blend, chime, complement, conform, correspond, dovetail*, enjoy, fit, jibe*, like, match, mesh, relish, set, square, suit, be adapted for, be designed for |
| Antonyms: | disagree, mismatch |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | die, collapse |
| Synonyms: | bend, break, cave, conclude, consume, crumble, decease, decline, demise, depart, deplete, devour, dissipate, drop, exhaust, expend, expire, fail, finish, fritter, give, pass away*, perish, run through*, spend, squander, succumb, terminate, waste, weaken, worsen, yield, fold up, pass on, use up |
| Antonyms: | create, be born |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | elapse |
| Synonyms: | expire, flow, lapse, pass, pass away, transpire, be spent, slip away, waste away |
| Main Entry: | go |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure |
| Synonyms: | abide, allow, bear, brook, let, permit, stand, stomach*, suffer, swallow*, take, tolerate, consent to, put up with |
| Antonyms: | surrender |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | altercation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fight, often verbal |
| Synonyms: | argument, beef*, blowup*, bone of contention*, brawl*, brush*, combat, contest, controversy, dispute, embroilment, flap*, fracas*, fuss, go*, hassle, quarrel, row, rumble*, run-in*, tiff*, words, wrangle, bickering, set-to*, squabbling |
| Antonyms: | agreement, concord, harmony, peace, union, unity |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attempt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | try, effort |
| Synonyms: | all one's got, attack, bid*, crack*, dry run*, endeavor, exertion, experiment, fling, go, header, lick*, one's all, one's darnedest, one's level best, pursuit, shot, stab, striving, struggle, trial, try, tryout, undertaking, venture, whack*, workout |
| Antonyms: | certainty, laziness, success |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | befall |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | happen to; take place |
| Synonyms: | action, betide, break, chance, come down, come off, cook*, develop, ensue, fall, fall out, follow, go, go down, happen, jell*, materialize, occur, shake*, smoke*, transpire, bechance, come to pass, cook up a storm, cook with gas, gel, hap, supervene |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bounce |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spring |
| Synonyms: | animation, bound, elasticity, energy, give, go, life, liveliness, pep, rebound, recoil, resilience, vigor, vitality, vivacity, zip, dynamism, springiness |
| Main Entry: | brook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | endure, accept |
| Synonyms: | abide, allow, bear, countenance, go, hear of, sit tight*, stand, stomach, suffer, support, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand, be big, hang in, hang in there, live with, put up with |
| Notes: | a stream is smaller than a river, a creek is smaller than a stream but larger than a brook; stream, brook, creek, and rivulet are applied interchangeably to any small river |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | calling |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | chosen profession |
| Synonyms: | art, business, career, craft, day gig, do*, dodge*, employment, gig*, go*, handicraft, hang*, life's work, lifework, line, mission, métier, nine-to-five, occupation, play, province, pursuit, racket*, rat race*, slot*, swindle*, trade, vocation, walk of life, work |
| Antonyms: | amusement, avocation, entertainment, hobby, recreation |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | circumstance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | situation, condition |
| Synonyms: | Moira, accident, action, adjunct, affair, article, case, cause, coincidence, concern, contingency, crisis, destiny, detail, doom, element, episode, event, exigency, fact, factor, fate, feature, fortuity, go, happening, happenstance, incident, intervention, item, juncture, kismet, lot, matter, occasion, occurrence, particular, phase, place, point, portion, proviso, respect, scene, status, stipulation, supervention, thing, time, where it's at |
| Main Entry: | collapse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fall apart, break down |
| Synonyms: | bend, break, crack up*, crumple, deflate, disintegrate, droop, drop, exhaust, fail, faint, flag, fold, founder, give, give in, go*, go to pieces*, keel over, languish, shatter, subside, succumb, tire, topple, weaken, weary, wilt, yield, belly up, cave in, conk out*, fall down, flake out, give out, give way |
| Antonyms: | build, increase, rise |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | come off |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | transpire |
| Synonyms: | befall, betide, break, chance, click, come about, develop, go, go off, go over, happen, occur, pan out, succeed, hap, prove out, take place |
| Antonyms: | not happen |
| Main Entry: | cruise |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sail |
| Synonyms: | boat, coast, drift, fare, gad, gallivant, go, hie, jaunt, journey, meander, navigate, pass, proceed, repair, travel, voyage, wend, keep steady pace, push on, wander about |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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