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go around

[goh-uh-round] / ˈgoʊ əˌraʊnd /
NOUN
inning
Synonyms
STRONGEST
round shot stint stretch
STRONG
accomplishment act action bit bout crack deed favor fling gesture go hitch move period routine say service shift spell succession time tour trick try watch
Antonyms
STRONG
cessation idleness inaction inactivity inertia repose rest stagnation stoppage
NOUN
turn
Synonyms
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act action bit gesture round shift shot time
STRONG
accomplishment bout crack deed favor fling go move period routine say service spell stint succession tour trick try
Antonyms
STRONGEST
cessation idleness inactivity inertia repose rest stoppage
WEAK
failure inability miss stagnation
VERB
bypass
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circumvent ignore neglect omit sidestep skirt
STRONG
burke circumnavigate detour finesse outflank
WEAK
blink at depart from deviate from get around go around the barn let go pass around take back road wink at
VERB
circumvolve
Synonyms
STRONG
circle orbit rotate spin turn
VERB
maneuver
Synonyms
STRONGEST
exploit jockey manipulate navigate operate
STRONG
angle beguile cheat con conspire contrive cook design devise doctor engineer fence finagle finesse intrigue machinate manage move play plot proceed rig scam sham shift trick upstage wangle work
WEAK
come up with leave holding the bag play games pull strings push around put one over
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy disorganize forget neglect remain stop
WEAK
leave alone
VERB
reel
Synonyms
STRONGEST
falter lurch shake stagger stumble teeter
STRONG
bob careen pitch revolve rock roll sway swim swing swirl totter turn twirl waver weave wheel whirl
WEAK
feel giddy titubate
Antonyms
STRONG
stabilize steady
VERB
revolve
Synonyms
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rotate whirl
STRONG
gyrate orbit roll spin twist wheel
WEAK
circumduct gyre turn around
Antonyms
STRONG
steady
WEAK
ignore neglect
VERB
roll
Synonyms
STRONG
alternate bowl circle coil curve drape drive eddy elapse enfold entwine envelop flow fold follow furl gyrate gyre impel pass pirouette pivot propel reel rock rotate run spin spiral succeed swaddle swathe swirl swivel trundle twirl twist undulate wheel whirl wind wrap
WEAK
be in sequence circumduct go past swing around
Antonyms
STRONG
halt precede stand stop straighten untwist
WEAK
stabilize steady
VERB
round
Synonyms
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spin
STRONG
bypass circle circulate circumnavigate compass encompass flank gird girdle gyrate hem pivot revolve ring roll rotate skirt surround wheel whirl
WEAK
begird
Antonyms
STRONG
free let go
VERB
run
Synonyms
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cover extend go go on last reach stretch
STRONG
circulate encompass lie persevere proceed spread trail vary
WEAK
be current move past
VERB
sidestep
Synonyms
STRONGEST
avoid bypass duck evade fudge skirt
STRONG
ditch elude escape juke pussyfoot shake shirk weasel
WEAK
dance around get around get out of give the slip put the move on shake off skip out on
Antonyms
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face meet take on
VERB
surround
Synonyms
STRONGEST
besiege circle envelop hem in inundate ring
STRONG
beleaguer beset blockade border bound circumscribe circumvent compass confine edge enclave encompass environ fringe gird girdle invest limit loop margin outline rim round skirt verge
WEAK
box in close around close in close in on fence in lay siege to shut in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
free
STRONG
allow center let go lose permit release
VERB
turn
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cut pass spin swing twist
STRONG
arc bend circle circulate corner eddy ground gyrate gyre incline loop negotiate orbit oscillate pirouette pivot roll rotate round sway swivel twirl vibrate weave wheel whirl wind yaw
WEAK
circumduct come around go round hang a left hang a right make a left make a right move in a circle pass around take a bend
Antonyms
STRONG
let go remain stay steady straighten
WEAK
make well

Example Sentences

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Pilots on the Mesa Airlines flight decided that the separation between their craft and the one taking off was insufficient and initiated a go-around, where a landing is aborted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

Captain Heard took the controls and performed a "go-around" where the plane climbs higher, does a big circle and tries again.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025

Just 24 hours before the deadly collision, a military helicopter came too close to a different regional jet, which then performed a sudden go-around, according to a list of incidents and accidents from the FAA.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025

He also reflected on telling a 14-year-old Payne in 2008 “that this wasn’t your time” during his first go-around on “X Factor” and promising him that they would meet again.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 18, 2024

My first go-around with the monkeys left me a little discouraged—but not too much.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls