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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flown lacking left lost missing moved passed quit removed retired shifted spent split transferred traveling vanished withdrawn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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There could be more, but they probably would have gone to auction by now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Kansas City Chiefs: Colton Hood, CB, Tennessee — Chiefs need a corner, and if Jermod McCoy is gone, Hood would be a good alternative.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"We will always wonder what she would have gone on to achieve in her life."

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Blending seamlessly into its lush surroundings, this snake had gone unnoticed for years, hiding in one of the world's richest biodiversity regions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

We have to go to a dark place—a very dark place indeed—a place where few badgers and only a handful of weasels and absolutely no jackrabbits have ever gone before.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman