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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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

Madrid have not gone out and found an alternative version of what he would have given them, so the gap the midfielder would have filled remains a gap.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

“The Beast is going faster than it has ever gone before,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, referring to the heavily armored presidential limousine.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

The trauma of that fateful day has never gone away and Lee believes it triggered anxiety.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

She had gone there needing a reset, enrolling in a four-day “Detox & Longevity Program,” a physician-crafted itinerary to restore her “psycho-physical balance.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Europe and the world were changing, he said: no matter which side won, a way of life was gone forever.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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