Synonyms for go
Another word for go is a-ok, a-okay or turn. Below are 28 synonyms and 30 related words across 12 senses, with antonyms.
1. adjective: functioning correctly and ready for action
- a-ok
- a-okay
Antonyms
- no-go
2. noun: a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- turn synonyms
- tour synonyms
- spell synonyms
3. noun: street names for methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- hug drug
- ecstasy synonyms
- disco biscuit
- cristal
4. noun: a usually brief attempt
- pass synonyms
- offer synonyms
- crack synonyms
- fling synonyms
- whirl
5. noun: a board game for two players who place counters on a grid; the object is to surround and so capture the opponent's counters
- go game
6. verb: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
- move synonyms
- travel synonyms
- locomote
- displace
7. verb: follow a procedure or take a course
- move synonyms
- proceed synonyms
8. verb: move away from a place into another direction
- go away synonyms
- depart synonyms
Antonyms
9. verb: enter or assume a certain state or condition
10. verb: be awarded; be allotted
11. verb: have a particular form
12. verb: stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point
- run synonyms
- lead synonyms
- pass synonyms
- extend synonyms
- range synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- duty period
- shift synonyms
- work shift
- methylenedioxymethamphetamine
- try synonyms
- effort synonyms
- attempt synonyms
- endeavor synonyms
- endeavour synonyms
- board game
- go on synonyms
- go by synonyms
- get into synonyms
- go up synonyms
- come synonyms
- come in synonyms
- go into synonyms
- come up synonyms
- go down synonyms
- get around synonyms
- play synonyms
- go around synonyms
- change synonyms
- come down synonyms
- work synonyms
- act synonyms
- venture synonyms
- embark synonyms
- steamroller
- steamroll
Go in word games
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- 2
- Scrabble
- 3
- Words With Friends
- 4
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- Everyday word
- Unscramble GO
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Questions people ask
What is another word for go?
You can say a-ok, a-okay, turn, tour or spell instead of go. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "functioning correctly and ready for action".
What is the opposite of go?
The opposite of go is no-go or come.
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