GO OVER Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

go over

verb

Definition of go over

as in to succeed

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 go over Ken Baldwin, who went over the Golden Gate Bridge’s railing in 1985, is one of only a handful of people who have survived the fall. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Once, a driver went over in a box truck loaded with Toyota parts, flipped multiple times, fell a total of four hundred feet, and walked away with a broken pinkie. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 With no salary cap, MLB has used a Competitive Balance Tax since 1997 to financially penalize teams that go over a set spending amount each season ($244 million in 2026). — Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 28 Sep. 2026 The couple have kept their creative partnership going over the past year. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go over

Recent Examples of Synonyms for go over

Verb

The Justice Department argued the outlets are unlikely to succeed on their claims and urged Kelly to deny their request for a preliminary injunction.

— Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026
Caldwell, now 46, says the process for reimbursing foster parents gave them little incentive to help children succeed.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of succeed

Verb

But this is an album that’s apparently about the artist’s double life, and the questions that are bound to be at the forefront of any curious listener’s mind go unaddressed.

— Daniel Bromfield, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
Her bravery reverberates across the country and the crimes against her will not go unpunished.

— Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of go

Verb

Instead of clicking a link in an unexpected email or text, visit the organization's official website independently.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Users can switch back to the original layout, Narasimhan says, and Reels will be unmuted once a user swipes or clicks into a video.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of click

Verb

But coming off the back of that, there was all of this legislation that was pretty awful and generally, there were a lot of homophobic attitudes, still quite extreme, even as late as the 1990s.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Haloed in distorted guitar and jagged synths, Wolf comes off as a champion of her own avoidance, her heroism charmingly pathetic.

— Enzo Escober, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of come off

Verb

From beef to diesel, White House efforts to bring down prices — the top concern among midterm voters — have failed so far to pan out.

— Riley Beggin, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2026
The title track’s weird coherence does make some of the lesser tracks feel like experiments that didn’t pan out.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026