" going "

1: accepted, used, or practiced by most people;

  * e.g., " ... what's the going price for a good used washing machine? "

•  Synonyms : 

•  conventional,

•  current,

•  customary,

•  popular,

•  prevailing,

•  prevalent,

•  standard,

•  stock,

•  usual

•  Antonyms : 

•  nonstandard,

•  unconventional,

•  unpopular,

•  unusual

2: being in effective operation;

  * e.g., " ... he just can't keep his small bookstore going "

•  Synonyms : 

•  active,

•  alive,

•  functional,

•  functioning,

•  live,

•  living,

•  on,

•  operating,

•  operational,

•  operative,

•  running,

•  working

•  Antonyms : 

•  broken,

•  dead,

•  inactive,

•  inoperative,

•  kaput,

•  nonactivated,

•  nonfunctional,

•  nonfunctioning,

•  nonoperating,

•  nonoperational,

•  nonoperative

3: having attained a desired end or state of good fortune;

  * e.g., " ... our continued partnership with them is a going concern "

•  Synonyms : 

•  flourishing,

•  palmy,

•  prosperous,

•  successful,

•  thriving,

•  triumphant

•  Antonyms : 

•  failed,

•  unsuccessful

1: forward movement in time or place;

  * e.g., " ... tried to get down the hill quickly, but it was slow going with an injured foot "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advance,

•  advancement,

•  furtherance,

•  headway,

•  march,

•  onrush,

•  passage,

•  process,

•  procession,

•  progress,

•  progression

•  Antonyms : 

•  recess,

•  recession,

•  regress,

•  regression,

•  retreat,

•  retrogression

2: the act of leaving a place;

  * e.g., " ... was so absorbed in her TV show she didn't notice his comings or goings "

•  Synonyms : 

•  decamping,

•  decampment,

•  departing,

•  departure,

•  exit,

•  exiting,

•  farewell,

•  leave,

•  leave-taking,

•  lighting out,

•  outgo,

•  parting,

•  quitting,

•  walking out

•  Antonyms : 

•  advent,

•  appearance,

•  arrival

1: a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition;

  * e.g., " ... received a thorough going-over before being sent on stage "

•  Synonyms : 

•  audit,

•  check,

•  checkup,

•  examination,

•  inspection,

•  look-see,

•  review,

•  scan,

•  scrutiny,

•  survey,

•  view

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to move forward along a course;

  * e.g., " ... everything is going according to our plans "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advancing,

•  coming,

•  coming along,

•  doing,

•  faring,

•  forging,

•  getting along,

•  getting on,

•  going along,

•  going off,

•  marching,

•  pacing,

•  proceeding,

•  progressing

•  Antonyms : 

•  remaining,

•  standing,

•  staying,

•  stopping

2: to leave a place often for another;

  * e.g., " ... will go on vacation at the end of the year "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bailing,

•  bailing out,

•  booking,

•  buggering off,

•  bugging off,

•  bugging out,

•  buzzing (off),

•  clearing off,

•  clearing out,

•  cutting out,

•  departing,

•  digging out,

•  exiting,

•  getting,

•  getting off,

•  going off,

•  moving,

•  packing (up or off),

•  parting,

•  peeling off,

•  piking (out or off),

•  pulling out,

•  pushing off,

•  pushing on,

•  quitting,

•  running along,

•  sallying (forth),

•  scarpering,

•  shoving (off),

•  stepping (along),

•  taking off,

•  vamoosing,

•  walking out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arriving,

•  coming,

•  showing up,

•  turning up

3: to be fitting or proper;

  * e.g., " ... at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  befitting,

•  beseeming,

•  doing,

•  fitting,

•  serving,

•  suiting

•  Antonyms : 

•  differing (from),

•  disagreeing (with)

1: to move forward along a course;

  * e.g., " ... everything is going according to our plans "

•  Synonyms : 

•  advance,

•  come,

•  come along,

•  do,

•  fare,

•  forge,

•  get along,

•  get on,

•  go along,

•  go off,

•  march,

•  pace,

•  proceed,

•  progress

•  Antonyms : 

•  remain,

•  stand,

•  stay,

•  stop

2: to leave a place often for another;

  * e.g., " ... will go on vacation at the end of the year "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bail,

•  bail out,

•  begone,

•  book,

•  bugger off,

•  bug off,

•  bug out,

•  buzz (off),

•  clear off,

•  clear out,

•  cut out,

•  depart,

•  dig out,

•  exit,

•  get,

•  get off,

•  go off,

•  move,

•  pack (up or off),

•  part,

•  peel off,

•  pike (out or off),

•  pull out,

•  push off,

•  push on,

•  quit,

•  run along,

•  sally (forth),

•  scarper,

•  shove (off),

•  step (along),

•  take off,

•  vamoose,

•  walk out

•  Antonyms : 

•  arrive,

•  come,

•  show up,

•  turn up

3: to be fitting or proper;

  * e.g., " ... at Mardi Gras, just about anything goes "

•  Synonyms : 

•  befit,

•  beseem,

•  do,

•  fit,

•  serve,

•  suit

•  Antonyms : 

•  differ (from),

•  disagree (with)

1: to have a price of;

  * e.g., " ... those cars go for $25,000 "

•  Synonyms : 

•  bring,

•  cost,

•  fetch,

•  run,

•  sell (for)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: to use or seek out as a source of aid, relief, or advantage;

  * e.g., " ... when the sales representative refused to help us, we went to the store manager "

•  Synonyms : 

•  consult,

•  refer (to),

•  resort (to),

•  turn (to)

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)

1: as in disappearing, clearing;

•  Synonyms : 

•  clearing,

•  disappearing,

•  evanescing,

•  evaporating,

•  fading,

•  fleeing,

•  melting,

•  branching (out),

•  breaking up,

•  disbanding,

•  diverging,

•  dividing,

•  forking,

•  separating,

•  spilling,

•  disassembling,

•  dispersing,

•  dissipating,

•  dissolving,

•  scattering

•  Antonyms : 

•  congregating,

•  gathering,

•  meeting

1: as in accepting, complying (with);

•  Synonyms : 

•  acceding (to),

•  accepting,

•  acquiescing,

•  assenting (to),

•  complying (with),

•  consenting (to),

•  subscribing,

•  agreeing,

•  coinciding,

•  concurring,

•  affiliating,

•  allying,

•  associating,

•  uniting,

•  collaborating,

•  cooperating,

•  getting along,

•  getting on

•  Antonyms : 

•  differing,

•  disagreeing,

•  clashing,

•  colliding,

•  conflicting,

•  bickering,

•  countering,

•  disputing,

•  dissenting,

•  diverging,

•  falling out,

•  objecting,

•  opposing,

•  protesting,

•  quarreling,

•  resisting,

•  rivaling,

•  dissociating,

•  separating,

•  splitting

1: feeling or showing anger;

  * e.g., " ... Riley found himself going crook when he discovered that his roommate had eaten all his food. "

•  Synonyms : 

•  angered,

•  angry,

•  apoplectic,

•  ballistic,

•  cheesed off,

•  choleric,

•  enraged,

•  foaming,

•  fuming,

•  furious,

•  hopping,

•  horn-mad,

•  hot,

•  incensed,

•  indignant,

•  inflamed,

•  infuriate,

•  infuriated,

•  irate,

•  ireful,

•  livid,

•  mad,

•  outraged,

•  rabid,

•  rankled,

•  riled,

•  riley,

•  roiled,

•  shirty,

•  sore,

•  steamed up,

•  steaming,

•  teed off,

•  ticked,

•  wrathful,

•  wroth

•  Antonyms : 

•  angerless,

•  delighted,

•  pleased