Definitions

going

[goh-ing] / ˈgoʊ ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

active

Synonyms

STRONG

bustling flowing functioning impelling mobile movable moving operating operative progressive pushing rapid rolling running rushing rust

WEAK

alive astir at work effective efficacious exertive hasty in force in play in process restless

Antonyms

STRONG

fixed immobile permanent stationary unmovable

NOUN

departure

Synonyms

STRONG

abandonment adieu decampment desertion egress egression embarkation emigration escape evacuation exit exodus expatriation farewell flight getaway goodbye hegira migration parting passage powder

WEAK

bow out congé going away quittin

Antonyms

STRONG

arrival arriving entrance greeting hello staying

Example Sentences

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Still, he said, “we’re going to have higher inflation this summer.”

From MarketWatch • May 24, 2026

“All I care about now is going fast again and pulling g’s”—the feeling of inertial forces during aerial maneuvers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

But what Grant is going to be remembered for most is as the founding member of softball’s 40-home run club.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

The local official told AFP that the train carrying army personnel and their family members was going from Quetta to Peshawar in Pakistan's northwest.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

I scan the area, so sure I’m going to see Calvin, and somehow equally sure he was never here.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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