Synonyms for go
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Give way — to die
give way, pass, pass away, pop off, give out, take, conk out informal, set out, pass over, exit, slip away, push, kick the bucket informal, buy the farm informal US, perish, expire, pass on, die, peg out, break, snuff it informal, tolerate
2. Move — to move, either physically or in an abstract sense, To leave; to move away
move, depart, leave, journey, tread, budge, cross, wend dated, fare dated, draw dated
Definitions
- v. 1
To move, either physically or in an abstract sense: To leave; to move away.
Workmen were coming and going at all hours of the night.
- v. 2
To become, move to or come to (a state, position, situation) To become (often used with colors and negative states).
The video clip went viral.
- v. 3
To die.
I want to go in my sleep.
- v. 4
To move, either physically or in an abstract sense: To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as people or cars, or intangible things such as moods or information.)
Why don’t you go with us?
Example sentences
- cross This cross street is busy with pedestrian traffic.
- depart At what time does the taxi to the airport depart?
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| go | rising | |
| cross | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- get1, see1, run1, die1, fit1
- 4 letters
- make1, work1, take1, last1, live1, move1, turn1, fall1, pass1, grow1, push1, draw1, exit2, fare1
- 5 letters
- start1, leave1, break1, cross1, begin2, tread1, budge1
- 6 letters
- become2, travel2, belong2, extend2, depart2, expire2, vanish2, perish2
- 7 letters
- journey2, survive2, operate3, proceed2
- 8 letters
- tolerate3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (exit2 = 2 syllables).