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going

[goh-ing] / ˈgoʊ ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
active
Synonyms
STRONG
bustling flowing functioning impelling mobile movable moving operating operative progressive pushing rapid rolling running rushing rust
WEAK
alive astir at work effective efficacious exertive hasty in force in play in process restless
Antonyms
STRONG
fixed immobile permanent stationary unmovable
NOUN
departure
Synonyms
STRONG
abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression embarkation emigration escape evacuation exit exodus expatriation farewell flight getaway goodbye hegira migration parting passage powder
WEAK
bow out congé going away quittin
Antonyms
STRONG
arrival arriving entrance greeting hello staying

Example Sentences

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"We are going to be working diligently however long it takes to get some answers to what has taken place," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Now I live in Cambridge, Mass., where going to church does.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Michaels egged Norm Macdonald on during Weekend Update, encouraging Macdonald to keep going after O.J.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

“There are other things going on now that could be inflationary,” Bengen tells Barron’s.

From Barron's • Apr. 19, 2026

I squeezed my hands into fists because admitting this was going to suck, but I had to know.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith