| Main Entry: |
go ahead
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | proceed |
| Synonyms: | advance, begin, continue, dash ahead, edge forward, go forward, go on, move on, progress, shoot ahead |
| Antonyms: | cease, discontinue, finish, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | go-ahead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | authorization |
| Synonyms: | assent, consent, green light, leave, okay, permission |
| Antonyms: | ban, denial, refusal, veto |
| Main Entry: | advance |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | move something forward, often quickly |
| Synonyms: | accelerate, achieve, bring forward, come forward, conquer, continue ahead, continue on, dispatch, drive, elevate, forge ahead, gain ground, get ahead, get green light, get there, get with it, go ahead, go forth, go forward, go great guns, go places, go to town, hasten, launch, make headway, make the scene, march, move on, move onward, move up, press on, proceed, progress, promote, propel, push ahead, push on, quicken, send forward, skyrocket, speed, step forward, storm |
| Notes: | advance means 'steady progress' and stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end, while advancement suggests progression that is bigger, more, or beyond normal |
| Antonyms: | back down, halt, hesitate, recede, retreat, retrogress, stop, turn, withdraw, yield |
| Main Entry: | begin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | start |
| Synonyms: | activate, actualize, break ground, break the ice, bring about, bring to pass, cause, commence, create, do, drive, effect, embark on, enter on, enter upon, establish, eventuate, found, generate, get going, give birth to, give impulse, go ahead, go into, impel, inaugurate, induce, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, launch, lay foundation for, lead, make, make active, motivate, mount, occasion, open, originate, plunge into, prepare, produce, set about, set in motion, set up, trigger, undertake |
| Antonyms: | complete, conclude, consummate, end, finish |
| Main Entry: | confirmation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ratification, validation, proof |
| Synonyms: | acceptance, accepting, accord, admission, affirmation, affirming, agreement, approval, assent, attestation, authenticating, authentication, authorization, authorizing, avowal, consent, corroborating, corroboration, endorsement, evidence, go ahead, green light, nod, okay, passage, passing, proving, recognition, sanction, sanctioning, stamp of approval, substantiation, support, supporting, testament, testimonial, testimony, validating, verification, verifying, visa, witness |
| Antonyms: | annulment, cancellation, contradiction, denial, destruction, opposition, veto, void |
| Main Entry: | dare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | take a risk; be courageous |
| Synonyms: | adventure, attempt, be bold, brave, endanger, endeavor, gamble, go ahead, hazard, make bold, pluck up, presume, risk, run the risk, speculate, stake, take a chance, take heart, try, try one's hand, undertake, venture |
| Antonyms: | be careful, hold back, refrain |
| Main Entry: | go on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | continue |
| Synonyms: | act, advance, bear, behave, carry on, come about, comport, conduct, deport, endure, execute, go ahead, hang on, happen, hold on, keep on, last, occur, persevere, persist, proceed, ramble, stay, take place |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, stop |
| Main Entry: | proceed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | physically or mentally carry on, carry out |
| Synonyms: | advance, continue, fare, get, get going, get on with, get under way, go ahead, go on, hie, journey, make a start, march, move on, move out, pass, press on, progress, push on, repair, set in motion, travel, wend |
| Notes: | precede means to be earlier in time or come before, while proceed means to continue with one's activities or to follow a procedure or take a course |
| Antonyms: | cease, halt, stop, wait |
| Main Entry: | start |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | begin; come into existence |
| Synonyms: | activate, appear, arise, arouse, come into being, commence, create, depart, embark, engender, enter upon, establish, found, get going, get under way, go ahead, hit the road, inaugurate, incite, initiate, instigate, institute, introduce, issue, launch, lay foundation, leave, light, make a beginning, open, originate, pioneer, rise, rouse, sally forth, see light, set in motion, set out, set up, spring, take first step, take the plunge, turn on |
| Antonyms: | complete, conclude, die, end, finish, stop |