GONE OVER Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

gone over

verb

past participle of go over

as in succeeded

to turn out as planned or desired his sales pitch went over as expected and he saw a 200% increase in his commissions

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Recent Examples of gone over Sunday, when 911 dispatchers received a report that a vehicle may have gone over the edge of a cliff, according to the Grand Junction Police Department. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Most Fed-watchers expect no change, which is how it's gone over the last few Fed meetings. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 29 July 2026 Naturally, Cornyn’s increasing role as a White House agitator and swing vote hasn’t gone over well with the MAGA base. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026 The latter offering — which prompted traders to price the bonds at junk levels — has not gone over well. — Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The price hikes, especially those for Xbox’s now aging Series X and Series S consoles, have not gone over great with gamers. — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Paul Mailhot, the dispatcher at Cache Lake, had gone over the operation of it and instructed us how to string up the aerial. — Marc Terziev, Outdoor Life, 25 June 2026 While much of that has been gone over for the archive, items in a filing cabinet at the house had not been sorted. — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 22 June 2026 But male fans' clean-up duty hasn't gone over that well at home. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 22 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for gone over

Verb

The second attempt in March 2021 succeeded, with images showing crowds that had gathered to witness the launch.

— Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
In January 2021 the party officially became Reform UK, and two months later Farage stepped down as the party’s leader; Richard Tice, a property developer, succeeded him.

— Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of succeeded

Verb

Bless Heidi, Winnie, and Nina for seemingly banding together to get Bobby voted out, and with Bobby gone, that leaves Anna as the only woman in the competition.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2026
Valdez added a sacrifice fly in the fourth for Pittsburgh, who have gone 1-7 since the trade deadline.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of gone

Verb

Only Faal, currently out on loan at Port Vale of League Two, among Wrexham’s six deadline-day signings in the past three summer windows can be said not to have worked out, suggesting patience is usually rewarded at this time of year.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Kodai Senga worked out of a two-out, two-on jam in the ninth, striking out Abimelec Ortiz to record his second save.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of worked out

Verb

While first-round pick Broderick Jones has not lived up to his draft position — Pittsburgh did not pick up his fifth-year option and Jones’ outlook is unclear coming off spinal fusion surgery — the Steelers did hit on a number of mid-round picks.

— Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
In addition, an awkward meeting between Ed and a smooth literary agent (Jake Lacy), along with a mini-subplot involving phone calls from Ed’s frustrated sister about their dying brother, come off slightly wedged in.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026