Definitions

go the limit

VERB

attempt

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pursue seek solicit tackle undertake

STRONG

aim attack endeavor essay experiment push strive venture

WEAK

do level best exert oneself give a fling give a whirl give best shot give it a go give it a try give old college try have a crack have a go at make a run at shoot the works take a stab at take best shot take on try one's hand at

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forget neglect

STRONG

be idle

WEAK

be lazy

VERB

complete

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accomplish achieve close conclude determine develop do end execute finalize finish halt perform realize settle wrap up

STRONG

actualize cap consummate crown discharge effect effectuate elaborate equip fill fulfill furnish perfect refine supplement terminate

WEAK

bring to fruition bring to maturity call it a day carry off do thoroughly get through go through with go whole hog make good make up put to bed round off round out sew up ultimate wind up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon bear begin commence continue fail ignore introduce leave lose miss neglect not finish open start stop unsettle

STRONG

ruin

WEAK

forget give up

VERB

persist

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carry on carry over continue endure go on linger persevere prevail pursue recur remain

STRONG

abide grind insist last obtain perseverate repeat strive

WEAK

be resolute be stubborn follow through follow up go all the way hold on keep up leave no stone unturned perdure see through stick it out stick to guns tough it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease discontinue give up go halt leave stop

STRONG

forget

WEAK

quit

VERB

plunge

Synonyms

STRONGEST

descend dip drive drop go down hurtle jump nose-dive plummet sink throw tumble

STRONG

career cast charge dash duck fling immerse keel lunge lurch pitch plunk propel rush sound submerge submerse swoop tear thrust topple

WEAK

go whole hog immerge shoot the works take a flyer take a header throw oneself

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ascend go up increase rise

STRONG

dry retreat

VERB

strive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aim endeavor go all out seek tackle

STRONG

assay attempt compete contend drive essay fight hassle jockey labor moil offer push scramble strain struggle sweat toil tug work

WEAK

bear down bend over backward break one's neck do one's best do one's utmost go after go for broke go for the jugular knock oneself out leave no stone unturned make every effort shoot for take on try hard

Antonyms

STRONGEST

neglect

STRONG

agree discourage dissuade idle laze make peace relax repress rest surrender yield

WEAK

forget skip

VERB

survive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand

STRONG

outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive

WEAK

be extant be left carry on carry through come through cut it get on go all the way hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject

STRONG

give up leave quit stop

WEAK

cease

Example Sentences

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LSU will be playing its fifth game in six days Saturday and would play eight in nine days if the finals go the limit.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

It was designed to go the limit of what the U.S., by straining night & day, could possibly manage to spend to win the war.

From Time Magazine Archive

Declared the Speaker: "I'm ready to go the limit and the limit is the Constitution."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Velz case in Dusseldorf last week decided Secretary of State Cordell Hull to instruct Professor Dodd to go the limit in demanding satisfaction.

From Time Magazine Archive

“You are prepared to go the limit in this case, I suppose?” he interrogated.

From The Ranchman by Seltzer, Charles Alden

go the limit

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