Definitions

go far

VERB

be successful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

do well

WEAK

achieve advance get ahead get on make a name move up in the world progress rise succeed

Antonyms

WEAK

fail

Example Sentences

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Craig Bellamy has tipped Spain or England as teams who could go far, but where is the fun in supporting a favourite?

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Not all members were in favor of the contract, saying it did not go far enough in protecting performers against AI.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

But in their statement announcing the ballot for industrial action, the teaching unions said that the department's action plan "did not go far enough" in reducing the workload of teachers and school leaders.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

“The consequences of this case go far beyond me or everyone here,” Musk said Tuesday from the courtroom in Oakland, Calif., according to reports.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026

I dared not go far over the hilltops, lest I lose my backtrack; it was wild country, steep, full of creeks and ravines, rising fast to the cloud-haunted mountains eastward.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin