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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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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What people wear to the office has "just gone so casual" in the past few years, personal stylist Karina Taylor previously told BBC News, attributing this to the rise in remote work.

From BBC

"It's brutal, professional sport because if you get 5% wrong it's gone. We probably believed the hype from the first week too much. We can't let the noise in now."

From BBC

The paparazzi cameras that followed him and Church around are long gone and it's a quieter pace of life, but one that suits Henson.

From BBC

A revocable living trust can help simplify the management of your finances if you become incapacitated and would typically allow your son to access his inheritance more quickly than if they had gone through probate.

From MarketWatch

She’d gone out to buy tooth powder, her husband said, and never came back.

From Los Angeles Times

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