Gone and Going

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Gone adjective - No longer living.

Usage example: doctors came to the waiting room to give the sad news that the operation hadn't been successful and the heart patient was gone

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Going is an antonym for gone.

Nearby Words: go, goner, goneness

Going adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.

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Gone is an antonym for going.

Nearby Word: go

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