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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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

Polls suggested that a vast majority of Hungarians wanted him gone.

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

County Superior County by Nancy Lemus, alleges her husband, Victor Lemus, died in a training exercise gone wrong and seeks damages for emotional distress and loss of income.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

The band have since gone on an "indefinite hiatus" from performing live shows.

From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026

Still, the comeback of the so-called Magnificent Seven group of tech names has investors wondering if they can finally do what nothing else has: wake up a bull-market rally that’s gone stubbornly cool.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026

Had she spotted the fire and gone inside to save Clare?

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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