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go the limit

VERB
attempt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
pursue seek solicit tackle undertake
STRONG
aim attack endeavor essay experiment push strive venture
WEAK
do level best exert oneself give a fling give a whirl give best shot give it a go give it a try give old college try have a crack have a go at make a run at shoot the works take a stab at take best shot take on try one's hand at
Antonyms
STRONGEST
forget neglect
STRONG
be idle
WEAK
be lazy
VERB
complete
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve close conclude determine develop do end execute finalize finish halt perform realize settle wrap up
STRONG
actualize cap consummate crown discharge effect effectuate elaborate equip fill fulfill furnish perfect refine supplement terminate
WEAK
bring to fruition bring to maturity call it a day carry off do thoroughly get through go through with go whole hog make good make up put to bed round off round out sew up ultimate wind up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon bear begin commence continue fail ignore introduce leave lose miss neglect not finish open start stop unsettle
STRONG
ruin
WEAK
forget give up
VERB
persist
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carry on carry over continue endure go on linger persevere prevail pursue recur remain
STRONG
abide grind insist last obtain perseverate repeat strive
WEAK
be resolute be stubborn follow through follow up go all the way hold on keep up leave no stone unturned perdure see through stick it out stick to guns tough it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cease discontinue give up go halt leave stop
STRONG
forget
WEAK
quit
VERB
plunge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
descend dip drive drop go down hurtle jump nose-dive plummet sink throw tumble
STRONG
career cast charge dash duck fling immerse keel lunge lurch pitch plunk propel rush sound submerge submerse swoop tear thrust topple
WEAK
go whole hog immerge shoot the works take a flyer take a header throw oneself
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ascend go up increase rise
STRONG
dry retreat
VERB
strive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aim endeavor go all out seek tackle
STRONG
assay attempt compete contend drive essay fight hassle jockey labor moil offer push scramble strain struggle sweat toil tug work
WEAK
bear down bend over backward break one's neck do one's best do one's utmost go after go for broke go for the jugular knock oneself out leave no stone unturned make every effort shoot for take on try hard
Antonyms
STRONGEST
neglect
STRONG
agree discourage dissuade idle laze make peace relax repress rest surrender yield
WEAK
forget skip
VERB
survive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bear endure exist get through handle keep last live recover remain ride out subsist suffer sustain weather withstand
STRONG
outlast outlive outwear persevere persist revive
WEAK
be extant be left carry on carry through come through cut it get on go all the way hold out keep afloat live down live on live out live through make a comeback make the cut pull out of it pull through remain alive see through stand up tough it out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
depart die discontinue neglect refuse reject
STRONG
give up leave quit stop
WEAK
cease

Example Sentences

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LSU will be playing its fifth game in six days Saturday and would play eight in nine days if the finals go the limit.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 23, 2023

The PRs would go the limit for each other and for the group.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was designed to go the limit of what the U.S., by straining night & day, could possibly manage to spend to win the war.

From Time Magazine Archive

Yet only 82% of eligible employees participate, and few of those go the limit.

From Time Magazine Archive

From its start the fight promised to go the limit which, in this case, would be the finish.

From Lonesome Town by Dorrance, Ethel