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be gone

VERB

disappear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abandon depart die die out dissipate dissolve escape evaporate expire fade flee fly go leave melt perish recede retire retreat sink wane withdraw

STRONG

abscond clear decamp dematerialize disperse ebb end evanesce exit pass vacate vamoose

WEAK

be done for be lost be no more be swallowed up cease to exist come to naught drop out of sight end gradually evanish fade away go south leave no trace melt away pass away take flight

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance appear be born begin coagulate come continue enter face fight forge grow improve increase keep meet remain rise solidify stay strengthen wait

WEAK

arrive come in

Example Sentences

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Paraguay tickets and worried they would soon be gone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Might be gone sooner if they lose to Leeds in the FA cup at the weekend.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Savannah Guthrie previously offered $1 million for a tip leading to the recovery of her mother, acknowledging that "she may already be gone."

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

"She may be lost, she may already be gone," Savannah Guthrie said in a video shared in February.

From BBC • Mar. 22, 2026

In a few weeks, the last of the tourists would be gone, along with a lot of the tour guides and workers who only came to town for polar bear season.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

be gone

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