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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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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Gone are the days when buyers could choose from an array of compact, low-price trucks like the Chevrolet S-10 or the Dodge Ram 50.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Gone was the on-the-one-hand/one-the-other-hand-isms of Jerome Powell, replaced instead with a confident, but terse, “The Committee will deliver price stability.”

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

Gone are the days when the team would be seen in a traditional three-piece suit.

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Gone is any chance of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates soon, for one thing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Gone was the perfect word to describe what Ivy was seeing right now.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake

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