gone

[gawn, gon] / gɔn, gɒn /

ADJECTIVE

not present, no longer in existence

Synonyms

STRONG

absent consumed decamped deceased departed disappeared disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn

WEAK

AWOL astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken a powder taken leave turned to dust

Antonyms

STRONG

alive existing living present

WEAK

around current

Example Sentences

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"I always had an inkling that it wouldn't actually go through, because the public consultations have gone on and on and on," she said.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

“It was a part of my childhood and it’s like, my dad was gone and these people that I’ve watched my whole childhood, they’re still there,” says Shane, 19.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

Since the company’s launch in 2020, most interns have gone on to become full-time employees, according to Lee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Now the curfew is gone, under the instruction of Root and McCullum's replacement as Test coach - his great mate Stephen Fleming.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

A hardness flutters across Mom’s eyes, but then just as quickly it’s gone, and whatever she was going to say, she now isn’t.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

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