Go and Stay

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Go

Go verb - To move forward along a course.
Usage example: everything is going according to our plans
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Stay is an antonym for go in topics: move, advance, span, contribute, agree.
Nearby Words: gone, going

Stay

Stay verb - To continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time.
Usage example: let's stay inside this pavilion until it stops raining
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Synonyms for Stay
Antonyms for Stay
Go is an antonym for stay in topics: remain, visit, hold, support, wait.
Nearby Words: stayed, staying
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How words are described

good good go good stay
nice nice go nice stay
best best go best stay
better better go better stay
Other adjectives: normal, short, original, true, dead, bad, infamous, main, crazy, naked, few, temporary, last, occasional, opposite, red, doesn't.

Common collocations

girl go girl stay girl
thanks go thanks stay thanks
place go place stay place
hand go hand stay hand
Other words: episode, time, way, game, distance, evil, head, fuck, times.
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