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go places

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 to town 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
journey
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fly proceed ramble roam traverse trek wander wend
STRONG
circuit cruise fare go hie hop jaunt jet junket pass peregrinate process range repair rove tour voyage
WEAK
globetrot knock about push on take a trip
Antonyms
STRONGEST
stay
STRONG
break
WEAK
wait
VERB
peregrinate
Synonyms
STRONG
cruise fare fly go hie hop jet proceed ramble range roam rove tour travel traverse trek trip wander wend
WEAK
globetrot hit the road knock about push on repair take a trip
Antonyms
STRONG
remain stay
VERB
prevail
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abound beat overcome prove reign succeed triumph win
STRONG
best carry command conquer domineer gain master obtain overrule predominate preponderate
WEAK
be common be current be prevalent be usual be victorious be widespread come out on top exist generally get there go great guns hit pay dirt luck out make it make out move out take off
Antonyms
STRONGEST
fail forfeit lose surrender
STRONG
follow give up yield
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 to town 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
VERB
rise
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advance
STRONG
flourish progress prosper succeed thrive
WEAK
be elevated be promoted better oneself climb the ladder get on get somewhere work one's way up
Antonyms
STRONG
decline fail languish lose
WEAK
comply cooperate decrease descend drop fall give in go along lessen lower recede regress slump

Example Sentences

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“This is a very abnormal job, that you don’t get a chance to go places, look around, make decisions, maybe start in four months or something when you relocate,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 1, 2025

"There's all kind of triggers. Photographs. When I go places, I remember Jennie doing this, Gregg doing that. But luckily most of them are happy memories."

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2024

“I will just go places and align with people and go, ‘Here I am.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2024

I tell young people all the time to go places.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2024

And she was allowing her brain to go places it hadn’t quite gone before.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon

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