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go to town

VERB
act
Synonyms
STRONGEST
begin carry out develop do enforce execute function move operate pursue respond serve undertake
STRONG
accomplish achieve consummate cook intrude labor maneuver officiate percolate perk perpetrate persevere persist practice preside
WEAK
carry on do a number do one's thing get in there go about go for broke go for it go in for go that route knock off make progress take effect take part take steps take up transort work out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
abandon destroy discontinue disregard end fail forego forget give up idle ignore leave miss neglect stop
STRONG
cease follow leave alone quit
WEAK
abstain halt hesitate refrain
VERB
advance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accelerate achieve move up progress promote propel speed storm
STRONG
conquer dispatch drive elevate hasten launch march proceed quicken skyrocket
WEAK
bring forward come forward continue ahead continue on forge ahead gain ground get ahead get green light get there get with it go ahead go forth go forward go great guns go places make headway make the scene move on move onward press on push ahead push on send forward step forward
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hinder
STRONG
cease halt hold keep retard stop
WEAK
back down decrease hesitate recede retreat retrogress take back turn withdraw yield
VERB
excel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
come through outdo shine transcend
STRONG
beat best better cap eclipse exceed outrival outshine outstrip pass predominate surmount top wax
WEAK
be good be master of be proficient be skillful be talented go beyond improve upon make it show talent take precedence
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail lose
STRONG
fall behind surrender
WEAK
be inferior
VERB
function
Synonyms
STRONGEST
behave operate react serve
STRONG
act cook do go move officialize officiate percolate run take
WEAK
act the part be in action be in commission be in operation be running do duty do one's thing get with it take care of business
Antonyms
STRONG
abstain cease discontinue fail halt idle lose stay stop
WEAK
malfunction
VERB
have a ball
Synonyms
WEAK
beat the drum cut loose enjoy feast get down get it on jubilate kick up one's heels let loose let off steam live it up make merry paint the town red party raise hell raise the roof rejoice revel revere
VERB
prosper
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bloom blossom catch on do well flourish multiply thrive
STRONG
advance arrive augment batten bear benefit fatten flower gain increase produce progress rise score yield
WEAK
be enriched bear fruit become rich become wealthy do wonders fare well feather nest get on get there go places grow rich hit it big hit the jackpot make a killing make good make it make mark make money make out strike it rich turn out well
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail languish shrink shrivel wither
STRONG
decline decrease lose recede refuse retreat retrogress stop

Example Sentences

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Of course, the internet is going to jump in and go to town on the documents, turning even these grim revelations into a meme.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

McPhee is one of the all-time great generalists, a writer who can go to town on just about any subject, so long as the passion and interest move him.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2023

"If you want to be able to go to town you shouldn't have to pay really"

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2023

Instead of buying them separately to make seasonal desserts, opt for the solo shaker and go to town.

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2023

Then one night Pa said, “We’ll go to town tomorrow.”

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.