Synonyms of went

went

verb

past tense of go

1

as in proceeded

to move forward along a course

everything is going according to our plans

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proceeded
• progressed
• came
• did
• marched
• forged
• went along
• came along
• paced
• went off
• fared
• got along
• got on
• sped
• advanced
• gained ground
• traveled
• drove
• pushed
• approached
• journeyed
• accelerated
• neared
• passed
• wended
• ran
• repaired
• propelled
• impelled
• fast-forwarded
• actuated
• took out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remained
• stopped
• stood
• stayed
• checked
• arrested
• blocked
• halted
• stemmed
• hindered
• detained
• interrupted
• impeded
• delayed
• slowed (down or up)
• suppressed
• held back
• obstructed
• paused
• stalled
• ceased
• balked
• repressed
• waited
• hampered
• inhibited
• nipped
• retarded
• stunted
• cramped
• let up
• regressed

2

as in moved

to leave a place often for another

will go on vacation at the end of the year

decided it would be better to go before she got any angrier

Synonyms & Similar Words

• moved
• exited
• departed
• got
• started
• flew
• fled
• escaped
• bailed
• parted
• evacuated
• quit
• booked
• stepped (along)
• went off
• withdrew
• retreated
• pulled out
• walked out
• ran along
• got off
• dug out
• retired
• pushed off
• pushed on
• packed (up or off)
• skipped
• emigrated
• peeled off
• cleared out
• cleared off
• buzzed (off)
• cut out
• took off
• beat it
• bailed out
• scarpered
• took a hike
• shoved (off)
• sallied (forth)
• hit the road
• vamoosed
• took a powder
• buggered off
• set out
• pulled stakes
• bugged out
• struck out
• removed
• bugged off
• deserted
• decamped
• went out
• absconded
• abandoned
• got out
• lit
• piked (out or off)
• vacated
• ran away
• stepped out
• forsook
• mizzled
• scrammed
• adjourned
• scatted

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came
• arrived
• remained
• stayed
• turned up
• settled
• showed up
• approached
• lodged
• closed
• reached
• hit
• dwelled
• landed
• tarried
• abided
• neared

3

as in sufficed

to be fitting or proper

at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sufficed
• did
• served
• suited
• fitted
• worked
• befitted
• filled the bill
• beseemed
• satisfied
• functioned

4

as in corresponded

to be in agreement on every point

your account of how the fire started doesn't go with what she said

Synonyms & Similar Words

• corresponded
• coincided
• agreed
• consisted
• checked
• conformed
• fitted
• answered
• accorded
• dovetailed
• rhymed
• sorted
• tallied
• squared
• jibed
• fell in with
• aligned
• matched
• harmonized
• comported
• cohered
• paralleled
• chorded
• equaled
• registered
• lined up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• differed (from)
• disagreed (with)
• disputed
• contradicted
• nullified
• clashed
• negated
• conflicted
• jarred
• gainsaid

5

as in led

to be positioned along a certain course or in a certain direction

the highway goes right along the river

Synonyms & Similar Words

• led
• ran
• extended
• headed
• lay
• passed
• bore
• followed
• crossed
• cut
• spanned
• traversed
• coursed

6

as in became

to eventually have as a state or quality

she goes crazy on the dance floor when they start playing 1980s pop

the room went dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• became
• grew
• got
• came
• turned
• ran
• changed
• waxed
• transformed
• modified
• altered
• metamorphosed
• transmuted
• transfigured
• mutated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• was
• continued
• remained
• stayed
• lingered
• abided

7

as in collapsed

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure

watched the building go after the demolition crew detonated the charges

Synonyms & Similar Words

• collapsed
• tumbled
• gave
• crumpled
• went out
• died
• buckled
• yielded
• melted
• foundered
• gave way
• shattered
• crumbled
• crashed
• imploded
• broke
• failed
• popped
• snapped
• flattened
• caved (in)
• stalled
• smashed
• burst
• split
• cracked
• deflated
• gave out
• melted down
• broke down
• splintered
• conked (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rose
• swelled
• inflated

8

as in belonged

to have or be in a usual or proper place

these plates go in this cabinet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• belonged
• stayed
• placed
• fitted (in)

9

as in faded

to lose bodily strength or vigor

when you get old, your eyesight starts to go

Synonyms & Similar Words

• faded
• weakened
• sagged
• failed
• sank
• lagged
• languished
• deteriorated
• flagged
• drooped
• withered
• decayed
• wasted (away)
• emaciated
• wilted
• yielded
• wore out
• degenerated
• rotted
• ran down
• broke down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recovered
• rallied
• recuperated
• rebounded
• gained
• convalesced

10

as in followed

to make one's way through, across, or over

I went the length of the street before finding an empty parking space

Synonyms & Similar Words

• followed
• traversed
• walked
• crossed
• traveled
• navigated
• covered
• tracked
• passed (over)
• rode
• cut (across)
• transited
• proceeded (along)
• coursed
• hiked
• perambulated
• peregrinated
• tramped
• traipsed
• ran
• trod
• crisscrossed

11

as in ranged

to occur within a continuous range of variation

selling prices for houses in that neighborhood generally go between one and two million

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ranged
• varied
• ran
• moved
• reached
• changed
• shifted
• swept
• alternated
• fluctuated
• extended
• stretched
• mutated

12

as in put

to risk (something) on the outcome of an uncertain event

to play in this game of poker, you have to be willing to go at least five dollars per round

Synonyms & Similar Words

• put
• bet
• wagered
• gambled
• played
• offered
• staked
• laid
• ventured
• bade
• chanced
• speculated
• adventured
• jeopardized
• endangered
• hazarded
• imperiled

13

as in planned

chiefly Southern & Midland to have in mind as a purpose or goal

I didn't go to fire the gun—it just went off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• planned
• intended
• looked
• hoped
• tried
• contemplated
• aimed
• meant
• wished
• proposed
• designed
• attempted
• calculated
• aspired
• meditated
• purposed
• allowed
• purported
• dreamed
• considered
• figured on
• struggled
• plotted
• debated
• endeavored
• pondered
• performed
• accomplished
• achieved
• effected
• executed
• strove
• schemed
• mulled (over)

14

as in stopped

to come to an end

we were having so much fun that the evening just came and went

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stopped
• ended
• concluded
• ceased
• halted
• expired
• finished
• died
• passed
• closed
• terminated
• determined
• stalled
• lapsed
• discontinued
• left off
• broke off
• elapsed
• let up
• winked (out)
• wound up
• quit
• dead-ended
• bit the dust
• broke up
• laid off (of)
• paused
• stayed
• refrained (from)
• suspended
• packed (up or in)
• cut out
• knocked off
• desisted (from)
• gave over
• broke down
• abated
• petered (out)
• conked (out)
• wound down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• continued
• persisted
• hung on
• extended
• prolonged
• drew out
• protracted

15

as in afforded

to have enough money for

I think I can go for the new car after all

Synonyms & Similar Words

• afforded
• swung
• got
• purchased
• obtained
• paid (for)
• took
• covered
• offered
• financed
• expended
• acquired
• procured
• sprang (for)
• secured
• bade
• outlaid
• picked up
• subsidized
• endowed
• underwrote
• ponied up
• bankrolled

16

as in took

to put up with (something painful or difficult)

I can't go the smell of that rotting food for one more minute

Synonyms & Similar Words

• took
• accepted
• tolerated
• stood
• endured
• handled
• sustained
• met
• wore
• absorbed
• swallowed
• supported
• pocketed
• stood for
• hacked
• stuck out
• bore
• stomached
• lumped (it)
• countenanced
• lived with
• bode
• abided
• suffered
• brooked
• allowed
• toughed it out
• permitted
• sweat out
• acquiesced
• agreed (with or to)
• reconciled (to)
• submitted (to)
• respected
• capitulated
• yielded (to)
• consented (to)
• assented (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• refused
• dismissed
• rejected
• declined
• opposed
• fought
• turned down
• resisted
• repudiated
• avoided
• escaped
• contested
• missed
• spurned
• bypassed
• evaded
• eluded
• dodged
• combated
• circumvented
• refrained (from)
• abstained (from)
• forbore

17

as in died

to stop living

her grandmother went peacefully last night

Synonyms & Similar Words

• died
• fell
• perished
• ended
• departed
• disappeared
• succumbed
• exited
• passed (on)
• expired
• parted
• passed away
• stepped out
• checked out
• bought it
• dropped
• deceased
• faded
• kicked off
• kicked in
• croaked
• demised
• popped off
• pegged out
• gave up the ghost
• flatlined
• snuffed it
• kicked the bucket
• bit the dust
• failed
• conked (out)
• consumed
• dried up
• predeceased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lived
• came to
• breathed
• revived
• was
• lingered
• existed
• flourished
• prospered
• subsisted
• thrived

18

as in succeeded

to turn out as planned or desired

we tried very hard to get the food cooperative to go, but it never really worked out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• succeeded
• clicked
• went over
• flourished
• delivered
• worked out
• came off
• caught fire
• bore fruit
• went like clockwork
• prospered
• did the trick
• delivered the goods
• panned out
• thrived
• caught on
• cooked
• percolated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• failed
• missed
• collapsed
• folded
• flopped
• struck out
• struggled
• flunked
• bombed
• foundered
• languished
• washed out
• slipped
• floundered
• declined
• waned
• slumped
• sank
• skidded
• crashed
• crumbled
• choked
• cratered
• fell down
• went under
• misfired
• miscarried
• cracked up
• imploded
• flamed out
• self-destructed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of went

Donaldson, who went undrafted in June out of the University of Miami, is one of three players who the Heat has signed to a two-way contract. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2026

Florida went 40-38-4 overall and 17-23-1 on the road a season ago. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

However, this year’s game went differently, with the Tar Heels winning 15-10. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

The movie was met with multiple mid-screening applauses as the crowd went wild for all the kaiju mayhem on screen. — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

The Tigers went 99 yards in 12 plays and got a 10-yard touchdown run from Nichols. — Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026