Found and Gone

Opposite meaning words

Found adjective - Come upon unexpectedly or after searching.

Usage example: found art

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Gone is an antonym for found.

Gone adjective - No longer existing.

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Found is an antonym for gone in not present topic.

Nearby Words: go, goner, goneness

The cave has gone undiscovered because the few people who have found it and gone down never made it out.

Source: Paranoia Fuel / Film
He's found later in the tavern crying his eyes out, when he discovers he's been gone so long that she's found another love interest.

Source: Video Game / The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
Gone Baby Gone: The missing girl is declared dead, although the body was never found.

Source: Never Found the Body

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