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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Surely there is going to be an effort to bring both conferences into the fold—without them, this legislation won’t go far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 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

Host cities may have made a commitment to provide transport to games at the usual cost, but the prices in New Jersey and Foxborough go far beyond that.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

I knew now that he had been remembering what it was like when he had been forced to go far away from home.

From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac