goes on
The phrase “goes on” has 2 syllables: goes on
It's pronounced as /ɡoʊz ɑn/
What is synonym and antonym for goes on?
In the thesaurus, “goes on” has 80 synonyms and 5 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for goes on along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for goes on
- act
- advance
- arises
- bear
- befalls
- behave
- betides
- blabbers
- blabs
- blithers
- breaks
- bumbles
- burbles
- carry on
- chances
- chats
- chatters
- come about
- comes
- comes about
- comes down
- comes off
- comes to pass
- comes up
- comport
- conduct
- cooks
- deport
- develops
- deviates
- digresses
- does
- drivels
- drools
- endure
- execute
- falls out
- follows
- gabbles
- gabs
- gibbers
- go ahead
- goes down
- goes off
- hang on
- happen
- happens
- haps
- hold on
- intervenes
- is
- jabbers
- keep on
- last
- materializes
- maunders
- occur
- occurs
- passes
- patters
- persevere
- persist
- prates
- prattles
- proceed
- proceeds
- ramble
- rambles
- rattles
- results
- rises
- runs on
- sidetracks
- stay
- strays
- take place
- transpires
- turns out
- waffles
- wanders
Antonyms for goes on
- cease
- discontinue
- halt
- leave
- stop
Example Sentences
- The story goes on despite the unexpected twist.
- Life goes on even after difficult times.
- The clock goes on ticking without pause.
- The discussion goes on for hours without a clear conclusion.
- His determination goes on despite all obstacles.
On this page you'll find 85 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to goes on, such as: act, advance, arises, bear, befalls, behave, betides.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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rambles
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- blows smoke
- bluster
- booms
- bothers
- bowwows
- brawls
- bruits
- bumbles
- burbles
- cackles
- cacophonies
- chaffers
- chagrins
- chats
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- chews the fat
- chews the rag
- chinks
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- chirps
- clacks
- clamors
- clangors
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- clanks
- claps
- clashes
- clatters
- clicks
- clinks
- clip-clops
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- clops
- commotions
- confounds
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- converses
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- degrades
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- discomforts
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- embarrasses
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- gossips
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- humiliates
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- jabbers
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- maunders
- mortifies
- natters
- noises
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- nonplusses
- palavers
- patters
- perturbs
- prates
- prattles
- puts off
- puts out
- queers
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- raps
- roars
- rumpuses
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- schmoozes
- shames
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- shoots the breeze
- sidetracks
- spatters
- sputters
- strays
- talks
- talks a blue streak
- tattles
- tumults
- twitters
- unhinges
- unsettles
- uproars
- upsets
- visits
- waffles
- wanders
- yacks
- yaks
- yammers
- yaps