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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Not only is the rise of autocratic leaders “objectively bad for the world,” he adds, but the feeling that the show “didn’t go far enough” is also “unsettling,” to put it lightly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Jonathan Pearce: The pressure will be immense for the joint hosts to clear their group and go far.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

All four of these so-called comic operas go far beyond genre.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 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

If you go far enough back, we have a common ancestor.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan