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go at

VERB
address
Synonyms
STRONGEST
focus on give try
STRONG
dig direct turn undertake
WEAK
apply oneself to attend to concentrate on devote oneself to engage in go for hammer away have a go at have at knuckle down to peg away pitch into plug away at take care of take up throw oneself into turn to
Antonyms
WEAK
avoid cut disregard ignore overlook pass shun slight
VERB
aggress
Synonyms
STRONG
assail assault beset charge fight quarrel storm strike
WEAK
have at lunge at
Antonyms
STRONG
agree make peace
VERB
contend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
allege assert charge claim defend dispute insist maintain say tell urge
STRONG
affirm aver avow blast cross debate dictate enjoin hold justify mix prescribe report rip vindicate warrant zap
WEAK
come at fly in face of gang up on have at have bone to pick jump on lace into lay into let have it light into lock horns with mix it up put up argument set to sock it to one stick it to take on
Antonyms
STRONGEST
deny desert forget question
STRONG
divide separate unmix
WEAK
abandon cede give in give up leave retreat surrender

Example Sentences

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There is talk from people in government that they will, in time, have another go at shaking up the system.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

“Whatever the rules are, we’re going to go at it,” May said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Recently I decided to have a go at building some apps.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

It’s also better than the 78th Academy Awards’ best picture winner “Crash” — a tortured go at race relations that’s still viewed as one of Oscar’s greatest blunders.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

And with the green boat sitting up on the sand like that, it was true that anyone could go, at any time.

From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder