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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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

Example Sentences

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They remain ninth in the table and their pre-season target of Champions League qualification is all but gone.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Hernández had gone 23 days without a home run.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

“We have some incredible cities around Illinois that have gone above and beyond in allowing for attainable housing to be built,” she said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Many critics hailed it as his greatest performance, one that has since gone down in cinema history.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

As soon as he’d said it, his blood froze, worried that he’d gone too far, for it had been a very long while since he’d made a joke.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman

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