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go at

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address v.
aggress v.
contend v.

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

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go at

Really, I doubt if they have the horses to go at this, and I can’t imagine why they would want to.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

Lawrence is getting his fourth go at Test cricket, filling the void left by the retired Ben Stokes.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

“We needed to go at least $50,000 over asking to even have a chance,” Cameron Zirpolo said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026

In the end, Schiller has a go at parsing her own motivations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

The reporters wanted a go at Fischer: “What have you been doing for the last year?” was one of the first questions.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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