Going crossword clue

The most likely answers for the crossword clue “Going” are LOSS or EXIT, with 4 letters. Below are 29 answers from 4 to 13 letters, best match first in each length, then what each top answer means and how to tell them apart.

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The best answers, explained

LOSS 4 letters · noun

euphemistic expressions for death

INPUT 5 letters · noun

signal going into an electronic system

ACTIVE 6 letters · adjective

tending to become more severe or wider in scope “active tuberculosis”

RELEASE 7 letters · noun

euphemistic expressions for death

SLEDDING 8 letters · noun

advancing toward a goal “the proposal faces tough sledding”

DEPARTURE 9 letters · noun

the act of departing

EXPIRATION 10 letters · noun

euphemistic expressions for death

DISSOLUTION 11 letters · noun

the process of going into solution

CIRCUMVENTION 13 letters · noun

the act of evading by going around

Telling them apart

With 6 squares, ACTIVE, THREAD and NUDISM all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: A → ACTIVE · T → THREAD · N → NUDISM. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 7 squares, RELEASE, LEAVING, PASSING, ADVANCE, MATCHED and OUTWARD all fit. The first letter tells them all apart: R → RELEASE · L → LEAVING · P → PASSING · A → ADVANCE · M → MATCHED · O → OUTWARD. Fill in that crossing answer first.

With 8 squares, SLEDDING, ADVANCED, SUSPENSE, OUTBOUND and WAYFARER all fit. The third letter tells them all apart: E → SLEDDING · V → ADVANCED · S → SUSPENSE · T → OUTBOUND · Y → WAYFARER. Fill in that crossing answer first.

Other forms of this clue

Clues often use another form of the word, and the answer then takes the same form: “goings” wants an answer that ends the same way.

What “going” means

• noun: the act of departing
• noun: euphemistic expressions for death
• noun: advancing toward a goal (“persuading him was easy going”)
• adjective: in full operation (“a going concern”)

A clue usually points at one of these senses, so the right answer is the one that matches the sense the puzzle means: check it against the crossing words.

About these answers

We match the clue against our own thesaurus and dictionary (Open English WordNet): words that mean the same as GOING, and words whose definition is GOING. We don't copy answers from newspaper puzzles, so a clue that leans on trivia or wordplay may need the crossing letters instead.