GONE OUT Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

gone out

verb

past participle of go out

as in collapsed

to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure there was concern that the dam would go out under the force of the flood waters

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as in mixed

to take part in social activities she enjoys going out on weekends, but during the week she's a homebody

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Recent Examples of gone out This past offseason, Herro could have gone out as 2025 All-Star. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2026 Even before the expedition reached land, Islanders had gone out to the ships, paddling canoes or reed bundles, or just swimming, unafraid and unarmed. — Literary Hub, 28 Jan. 2026 Beware that many of the bars suggested by ChatGPT (crack open a guide book, loser) may have gone out of business or changed their names, as bars open and close all the time. — Anton Hur, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 June 2026 The transcendent talent could have gone out on top in 2022 after winning the Golden Ball as the best player in the World Cup for the second time. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026 While there haven’t been any designer brands that are known to have gone out of business because of the Saks Global bankruptcy, there is plenty of concern that some of the retailer’s smaller suppliers will have to go dark. — David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026 The shooter’s French-speaking sidekick, Iris, performed with biting brilliance by Julie Helga, addresses him as a friend, but the creators have gone out of their way to avoid glorifying him or his nihilistic destruction. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 7 Apr. 2026 National chains such as Sears, Kmart, Radio Shack, Payless Shoes and HH Gregg have either shuttered locations or gone out of business altogether. — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026 Historian Mark Klempner’s study of Dutch people who rescued Jewish children revealed that nearly all reported having a parent or relative who had consistently gone out of their way to help other people in different contexts. — Catherine A. Sanderson, The Conversation, 3 Mar. 2026

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Separately, at least 15 informal miners were killed when a defunct gold mine partly collapsed Monday in the district of Wadi Halfa, close to Sudan’s border with Egypt, authorities said.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
This had a multiplying effect, as paddy fields next to shrimp ponds turned brackish and rice yields collapsed.

— Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, The Dial, 7 July 2026

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We’re certainly gone from the days of teams avoiding trading within the conference or, ha, the division.

— David Aldridge, New York Times, 2 July 2026
The search for machine consciousness has gone mainstream, and companies such as Google, Meta and OpenAI are hiring philosophers to explore questions about AI welfare.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 2 July 2026

Definition of gone

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On July 2, the couple stepped out during day four of Wimbledon in London, England.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 2 July 2026
The royals released two new photos of Lady Louise to mark the occasion, a solo portrait as well as a photo of Louise posed between her parents, Prince Edward and Sophie, who stepped out with a fresh haircut for the occasion.

— Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026