GONE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for GONE?

Need another word that means the same as “gone”? Find 44 synonyms and 30 related words for “gone” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Gone” are: dog-tired, exhausted, fagged, fatigued, spent, washed-out, worn-out, bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, drunk, inebriated, intoxicated, ripped, asleep, deceased, done for, kaput, away, absent, off, out, not present, truant, past, gone by, over, over and done with, no more, done, dead and buried, finished, completed, ended, forgotten, extinct, dead, expired, passed on, passed away, used up, depleted, drained

Gone as an Adjective

Definitions of "Gone" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “gone” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• No longer present; departed.
• Dead.
• Beyond help; in a hopeless state.
• Well in the past; former.
• No longer available; consumed or used up.
• No longer retained.
• Excellent; inspired.
• Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted.
• In a trance or stupor, especially through exhaustion, drink, or drugs.
• Used up or no longer available.
• Stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol.
• Having reached a specified time in a pregnancy.
• Destroyed or killed.
• No longer in existence; dead or extinct.

Synonyms of "Gone" as an adjective (44 Words)

absent	Lost in thought; showing preoccupation. An absent stare.
asleep	Used euphemistically to indicate that someone is dead. A man lay asleep.
away	Not present; having left. You must not allow a stranger into the house when your mother is away.
bygone	Belonging to an earlier time. Bygone days.
bypast	Well in the past; former.
completed	Successfully completed or brought to an end. A completed forward pass.
dead	Not circulating or flowing. Dead sounds characteristic of some compact discs.
dead and buried	Physically inactive.
deceased	Recently dead. He is deceased.
departed	Dead. A dear departed relative.
depleted	No longer sufficient. Our funds are depleted.
dog-tired	Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted.
done	No longer happening or existing. It s a done deed.
done for	Having finished or arrived at completion.
drained	Drained of electric charge discharged. Left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained.
ended	Having come or been brought to a conclusion. The affair is over ended finished.
exhausted	Drained of energy or effectiveness extremely tired completely exhausted. Exhausted peat workings.
expired	Having come to an end or become void after passage of a period of time. Caught driving with an expired license.
extinct	Permanently inactive. The islands are the remains of extinct volcanoes.
fatigued	Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted.
finished	(of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected. He was told he was finished at the club.
foregone	Well in the past; former. Dreams of foregone times.
forgotten	Not noticed inadvertently. Her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night.
gone by	Well in the past; former.
inebriated	Stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol. Helplessly inebriated.
intoxicated	Drunk or under the influence of drugs. A noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors.
kaput	Broken and useless; no longer working or effective. The water pump s broken kaput.
no more	Quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of.
not present	Temporal sense; intermediate between past and future; now existing or happening or in consideration.
off	Located on the side of a vehicle that is normally furthest from the kerb offside. Even the greatest athletes have off days.
out	Of the ball in tennis and similar games outside the designated playing area. A picnic is out because of the weather.
over	Having come or been brought to a conclusion. The affair is over ended finished.
over and done with	Having come or been brought to a conclusion.
passed away	Of advancing the ball by throwing it.
passed on	Of advancing the ball by throwing it.
past	Earlier than the present time; no longer current. The band has changed over the past twelve months.
ripped	Under the influence of alcohol or illegal drugs. A pair of faded ripped jeans.
spent	Having been used and unable to be used again. The movement has become a spent force.
truant	Of a pupil being a truant. Truant schoolboys.
used up	Employed in accomplishing something- H.H.Arnold & I.C.Eaker.
washed-out	Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted.
worn-out	Used until no longer useful.

Usage Examples of "Gone" as an adjective

• We are gone geese.
• If we don't get there early, all the best seats will be gone.
• Spending time and effort on a gone sucker like Galindez.
• Gone with the wind.
• She is now four months gone.
• Bygone days.
• An aunt of mine, long since gone.
• Dreams of foregone times.
• You were gone a long time.
• Sweet memories of gone summers.
• She sat, half-gone, on a folding chair.
• The food's all gone, I'm afraid.
• A bunch of real gone cats.
• The bad old days are gone.

Associations of "Gone" (30 Words)

abduction	The criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man’s wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife. Abductions by armed men in plain clothes.
ablate	Remove an organ or bodily structure. Drying winds slowly ablate away the ice.
absent	Nonexistent. He absented himself.
deceased	Someone who is no longer alive. The deceased man s family.
dehydration	A harmful reduction in the amount of water in the body. From an inspection of plants undergoing dehydration there was no evidence of root damage.
desiccant	A hygroscopic substance used as a drying agent. Natural desiccants cause fleas to dehydrate and die.
desiccation	The removal of moisture from something. Stems were stored in plastic bags to prevent desiccation.
die	Cut or shape with a die. She died from cancer.
disappear	Become invisible or unnoticeable. The tension had completely disappeared.
disappearance	Gradually ceasing to be visible. The disappearance of resistance at very low temperatures.
evaporation	The process of something abstract ceasing to exist. Snow cover prevents evaporation of water from the soil.
exhausted	Drained of energy or effectiveness extremely tired completely exhausted. Exhausted oil wells.
fatigued	Drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted.
foregone	Past. Poets dream of lives foregone in worlds fantastical.
furlough	Suspension or discharge of a worker or workers on account of economic conditions or shortage of work, especially when temporary. Half of employers say they will put the majority of their staff on furlough.
lacking	Not available or in short supply. Lacking in stamina.
layoff	The act of laying off an employee or a work force.
leave	Leave behind unintentionally. He took his leave.
lose	Miss from one s possessions lose sight of. Lose that creep.
loss	Euphemistic expressions for death. He will be a great loss to many people.
miss	Fail to attend, participate in, or watch. Potter s been here this morning You ve just missed him.
missing	(of a person) not yet traced or confirmed as alive, but not known to be dead, after an accident or during wartime. He has been reported as a missing person.
omission	Something that has been omitted. The omission of recent publications from his bibliography.
perish	Be suffering from extreme cold. Must these noble hopes perish so soon.
presence	An invisible spiritual being felt to be nearby. Richard was not a big man but his presence was overwhelming.
spent	Depleted of energy, force, or strength. A spent matchstick.
truant	Of a pupil being a truant. Truant schoolboys.
vanish	Get lost, as without warning or explanation. The environment is under threat hedgerows and woodlands are vanishing.
void	Discharge or drain away (water, gases, etc. The concert hall was voided of the audience.
wanting	Lacking in a required or necessary quality. They weren t wanting in confidence.