gone

[gawn, gon] / gɔn, gɒn /

ADJECTIVE

not present, no longer in existence

Synonyms

STRONG

absent consumed decamped deceased departed disappeared disintegrated displaced dissipated dissolved done elapsed ended finished flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn

WEAK

AWOL astray away burned up dead defunct down the drain dried-up extinct no more nonextant not a sign of not here out the window over past taken a powder taken leave turned to dust

Antonyms

STRONG

alive existing living present

WEAK

around current

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"Every vehicle in front of us, behind us, was gone," she told AFP.

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

After a four-year downturn, that ability to quickly backfill capacity is gone, and consumer demand is holding, he said.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

“The number hasn’t gone down. If anything, it’s increased.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

Besides Picnic, other companies that have come and gone include Zume, external and Pazzi, which used, external robot arms to assemble pizzas, as well as Basil Street, external, a purveyor of pizza vending machines.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But when he looks up, she is gone.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

gone

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