GO-AHEADS Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

go-aheads

noun

plural of go-ahead

as in powerhouses

an ambitious person who eagerly goes after what is desired a born go-ahead, he was determined to be the first in his family to graduate from college

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powerhouses

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His movies are patient powerhouses that reject conventional movie plotting.

— Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
He was born and raised in a small rural community in Oklahoma, hundreds of miles west of the Ivy League powerhouses to the east.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026

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