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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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

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"Everything has gone up and so we try to keep our services as affordable as we possibly can but there has to be a profit or else we just can't carry on going."

From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026

Citizenship and Immigration Services office in Pomona, where he had gone to be fingerprinted for his visa application.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Paxton has also gone to the Salt Lake City area 19 times, twice for listed business purposes.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

The flames which swept across the hillsides are gone.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

You blink in the sudden brightness, the shade trees gone.

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

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