go on

The phrase “go on” has 2 syllables: go on

It's pronounced as /ɡoʊ ɑn/


What is synonym and antonym for go on?

In the thesaurus, “go on” has 234 synonyms and 17 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for go on along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for go on

  • act
  • advance
  • airhead
  • arise
  • assassin
  • bandit
  • be
  • bear
  • beast
  • befall
  • behave
  • betide
  • birdbrain
  • blab
  • blabber
  • blither
  • blockhead
  • bonehead
  • booby
  • boor
  • bravo
  • break
  • brigand
  • bubblehead
  • buffoon
  • bully
  • bumble
  • burble
  • cad
  • carry on
  • chance
  • chat
  • chatter
  • chowderhead
  • chucklehead
  • churl
  • clodpole
  • clodpoll
  • clot
  • clown
  • cluck
  • clunk
  • come
  • come about
  • come down
  • come off
  • come to pass
  • come up
  • comport
  • conduct
  • cook
  • creep
  • cretin
  • criminal
  • crook
  • cuddie
  • cuddy
  • cur
  • cutthroat
  • deadhead
  • deport
  • desperado
  • develop
  • deviate
  • digress
  • dim bulb
  • dimwit
  • dip
  • do
  • dodo
  • dolt
  • donkey
  • doofus
  • dope
  • dork
  • drivel
  • drool
  • dullard
  • dum-dum
  • dumb cluck
  • dumbbell
  • dumbhead
  • dummkopf
  • dummy
  • dunce
  • dunderhead
  • endure
  • execute
  • fall out
  • fathead
  • featherbrain
  • felon
  • follow
  • fool
  • gab
  • gabble
  • gander
  • gangbanger
  • gangsta
  • gangster
  • gawk
  • gibber
  • go ahead
  • go down
  • go off
  • golem
  • goof
  • goose
  • gorilla
  • gunman
  • half-wit
  • hammerhead
  • hang on
  • hap
  • happen
  • hardhead
  • heel
  • highwayman
  • hold on
  • hood
  • hoodlum
  • hooligan
  • idiot
  • ignoramus
  • imbecile
  • intervene
  • jabber
  • jackass
  • jerk
  • juvenile delinquent
  • keep on
  • know-nothing
  • knucklehead
  • lamebrain
  • last
  • lawbreaker
  • loggerhead
  • loon
  • loony
  • loser
  • lump
  • lunatic
  • lunkhead
  • madman
  • mafioso
  • malefactor
  • materialize
  • maunder
  • meathead
  • mobster
  • mome
  • moron
  • mug
  • mutt
  • natural
  • nimrod
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit
  • nitwit
  • noddy
  • noodle
  • numbskull
  • numskull
  • nut
  • oaf
  • occur
  • offender
  • outlaw
  • pass
  • patter
  • perp
  • perpetrator
  • persevere
  • persist
  • pickpocket
  • pinhead
  • pirate
  • plug-ugly
  • prat
  • prate
  • prattle
  • proceed
  • punk
  • racketeer
  • ramble
  • ratbag
  • rattle
  • result
  • rise
  • robber
  • roughneck
  • rowdy
  • ruffian
  • run on
  • saphead
  • scatterbrain
  • schlub
  • schnook
  • scoundrel
  • shlub
  • sidetrack
  • simpleton
  • skunk
  • snake
  • stay
  • stinker
  • stock
  • stray
  • stupe
  • stupid
  • swindler
  • take place
  • tearaway
  • thickhead
  • thief
  • thug
  • tough
  • toughie
  • toughy
  • transpire
  • turkey
  • turn out
  • vandal
  • villain
  • waffle
  • wander
  • woodenhead
  • yahoo
  • yo-yo
  • yob
  • yobbo
  • zany

Antonyms for go on

  • brain
  • cease
  • discontinue
  • genius
  • halt
  • intellect
  • intellectual
  • leave
  • polymath
  • renaissance man
  • sage
  • sharpie
  • sharpy
  • stop
  • thinker
  • whiz
  • wizard

Meanings of go on

  • verb
    1. To continue in extent.
    2. To continue an action.
    3. To proceed.
    4. To talk about a subject frequently or at great length.
    5. To use and adopt (information) in order to understand an issue, make a decision, etc.
    6. To happen (occur).
  • interjection
    1. Expressing that the speaker can continue speaking without interruption from the listener.
    2. Expressing surprise, disbelief or incredulity.
    3. Expressing encouragement, see come on.

Example Sentences

  • Please go on with your story.
  • If you have any questions, go on and ask.
  • The show must go on despite the challenges.
  • She paused for a moment, then decided to go on.
  • He encouraged me to go on and chase my dreams.

On this page you'll find 251 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to go on, such as: act, advance, airhead, arise, assassin, bandit, be.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

babble

keeping up

  • abiding
  • balance
  • bearing up
  • biding
  • carrying on
  • carrying through
  • compete
  • conserving
  • contend
  • continue
  • continuing
  • coping
  • curing
  • defending
  • drawing out
  • emulate
  • enduring
  • faring
  • fixing
  • getting along
  • getting by
  • getting on
  • go on
  • going
  • guarding
  • hanging in
  • hanging on
  • healing
  • hold on
  • holding on
  • holding out
  • holding up
  • husbanding
  • keep pace
  • keep step
  • lasting
  • leftover
  • lingering
  • maintaining
  • making out
  • managing
  • match
  • mending
  • pace
  • patching
  • perduring
  • persevere
  • persevering
  • persisting
  • preserve
  • preserving
  • prevailing
  • protecting
  • rebuilding
  • reconstructing
  • rehabilitating
  • rejuvenating
  • remaining
  • remedying
  • residual
  • restoring
  • rival
  • run with
  • running on
  • safeguarding
  • saving
  • screening
  • servicing
  • shielding
  • staying
  • sticking around
  • stretching
  • supporting
  • surviving
  • sustaining
  • tarrying
  • vie

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