Definitions

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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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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But some survivors do not believe the Met or government have gone far enough in investigating what they describe as "Britain's own Epstein scandal".

From BBC

She added that air traffic controllers had long raised concerns about under-staffing, describing the tower as a "high-workload environment" where, when something goes wrong, "many things have gone wrong".

From BBC

Teachers have gone on strike again following claims school leaders are not taking poor pupil behaviour seriously.

From BBC

More than a year has gone by since his last case.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Many migrants depend on black-market cylinders, and prices have gone up two to three times".

From Barron's

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