GONE OVER Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

gone over

verb

past participle of go over

as in succeeded

to turn out as planned or desired his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions

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Recent Examples of gone over The price hikes, especially those for Xbox’s now aging Series X and Series S consoles, have not gone over great with gamers. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Paul Mailhot, the dispatcher at Cache Lake, had gone over the operation of it and instructed us how to string up the aerial. — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 While much of that has been gone over for the archive, items in a filing cabinet at the house had not been sorted. — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2026 But male fans' clean-up duty hasn't gone over that well at home. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 June 2026 The Lithuanian government fears the Baltic states will be Russia’s logical next target because the Kremlin has gone over a cliff in transforming the country’s economy into a war machine. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026 The Big Ten has won the last three national championships in football, which has gone over in the SEC like oat milk in a Tuscaloosa Waffle House. — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 May 2026 Three of them have gone over the fence, though. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026 Honestly, some of the songs might also have gone over my head. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone over

Verb

He was succeeded by Sunnei founders Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo.

— Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 July 2026
While Louis van Gaal famously succeeded with a similar move in 2014, such substitutions are often viewed as gimmicks, as taker execution remains paramount.

— Chris Evans, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of succeeded

Verb

The sweep was Miami’s fifth in 11 series since the start of June, a stretch in which the Marlins have gone 26-8 to catapult up the standings.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026
Since the audit tool was introduced, multiple departments have announced arrests of officers across the state, signaling a level of misuse that may have previously gone undetected.

— Taylor Croft, AJC.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of gone

Verb

Hopper, 25, grew up in Ballantyne and remembers staying in the Morrison YMCA’s child care while his mother worked out.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2026
Saša Pekeč, a professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business, compares it to the early days of ridesharing apps, which were banned in some cities while regulations were still being worked out.

— Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 3 July 2026

Definition of worked out

Verb

Only when McDaniels parlayed that into a head-coaching gig with the Raiders before the ’22 season, the wheels came off.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 10 July 2026
Langford’s leadoff homer and Burger’s three-run shot came off Bryan King (2-2) after the Astros had rallied from an early 3-0 deficit to tie the score in the seventh inning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 July 2026