Synonyms of gone
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as in extinct
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as in fallen
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as in missing
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as in pregnant
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as in great
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as in done
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as in moved
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as in sufficed
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as in coincided
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as in extended
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as in become
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as in collapsed
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as in belonged
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as in faded
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as in walked
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as in ranged
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as in bet
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as in intended
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as in ended
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as in afforded
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as in stood
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as in died
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as in succeeded
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as in extinct
no longer existing
woolly mammoths have been long gone
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as in fallen
no longer living
doctors came to the waiting room to give the sad news that the operation hadn't been successful and the heart patient was gone
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as in missing
no longer possessed
I put my watch right here on the table, but now it's gone
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as in pregnant
containing unborn young within the body
a woman who's seven months gone
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as in great
slang
of the very best kind
in jazz circles he was regarded as a real gone trumpeter
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as in done
to move forward along a course
everything is going according to our plans
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as in moved
to leave a place often for another
will go on vacation at the end of the year decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier
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as in coincided
to be in agreement on every point
your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said
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as in become
to eventually have as a state or quality
she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop the room went dark
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as in collapsed
to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure
watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges
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as in belonged
to have or be in a usual or proper place
these plates go in this cabinet
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as in faded
to lose bodily strength or vigor
when you get old, your eyesight starts to go
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as in walked
to make one's way through, across, or over
I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space
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as in bet
to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event
to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round
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as in intended
chiefly Southern & Midland
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off
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as in ended
to come to an end
we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went
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as in afforded
to have enough money for
I think I can go for the new car after all
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as in stood
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute
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as in died
to stop living
her grandmother went peacefully last night
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as in succeeded
to turn out as planned or desired
we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out
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Recent Examples of gone
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Clouds have evaporated into practically nothing and are expected to stay gone.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
There was a time in this country when the Democratic Party held the moral high ground in American politics, but those days are long gone, and one need look no farther than oyster farmer Graham Platner for proof.
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Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
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Her impulse control is practically gone.
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Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
21 Jan. 2026
Clouds have evaporated into practically nothing and are expected to stay gone.
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Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
Verb
Your chance to take up to 70 percent off brands like Samsonite, Vionic, and New Balance is almost gone.
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Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
There was a time in this country when the Democratic Party held the moral high ground in American politics, but those days are long gone, and one need look no farther than oyster farmer Graham Platner for proof.
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Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
25 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone
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Excavators uncovered stone artifacts and bones of Stegodon florensis insularis, a bison-size extinct relative of elephants, near the Homo floresiensis fossils.
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Pittsburgh's National Aviary recently hatched two Guam kingfisher chicks, a species extinct in the wild.
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Dozens of firefighters lined the street in a solemn salute to their fallen colleagues.
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Jackass Forever was dedicated to Dunn and concluded with a moving tribute to their fallen comrade.
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The cinematic denoument revived some measure of hope in a reeling nation, where the official casualty count announced Saturday climbed to 2,954 dead and 16,592 injured, with thousands remaining missing.
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In addition, two people remain missing, bringing the total number of Kerr County deaths to 119.
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That's because of superfecundation, which means that one female cat can become pregnant by multiple male cats at the same time.
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Balogun was born in New York only because his Nigerian mother, visiting from England, was seven months pregnant and denied boarding for the flight back to London.
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William's sixth-great-grandfather was born in Coventry in 1740 and enlisted as a private in the Connecticut militia.
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Leave some messiness in your garden and leave the leaves, as decaying leaves are great habitat for fireflies.
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At that point, Mills said, Kamlager-Dove’s office submitted inquiries to the Postal Service asking about the reason for the closure and what is being done to alleviate the burden on customers.
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However, experts also warn that more needs to be done to protect us, including adding more eyes fixed on space.
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Kaskaskia’s dwindling number of citizens moved inland, to the center of the island.
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But when McGinley was a teen-ager, Michael became sick with AIDS and moved home to New Jersey.
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For most, this would have sufficed for nautical recreation.
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The contact looked incidental and accidental, not forceful and deliberate, and a free kick sufficed.
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“Gone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gone. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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