Synonyms and Antonyms of go for

synonym (synonym of go for)

  • (verb.stative)
    apply, hold
    be pertinent or relevant or applicable (verb.stative)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    accept, consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.cognition)
    hope
    intend with some possibility of fulfilment (verb.cognition)
     
  • (verb.emotion)
    fancy, take to
    have a fancy or particular liking or desire for (verb.emotion)
     
  • (verb.competition)
    try for
    make an attempt at achieving something (verb.competition)
     

antonym (antonym of go for)

  • (verb.communication)
    decline, refuse
    show unwillingness towards (verb.communication)
     

hypernym (go for IS A KIND OF .... relation)

  • be pertinent or relevant or applicable (verb.stative)
    bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on
    be relevant to (verb.stative)
     
  • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to (verb.communication)
    react, respond
    show a response or a reaction to something (verb.cognition)
     
  • have a fancy or particular liking or desire for (verb.emotion)
    desire, want
    feel or have a desire for; want strongly (verb.emotion)
     
  • intend with some possibility of fulfilment (verb.cognition)
    be after, plan
    have the will and intention to carry out some action (verb.cognition)
     
  • make an attempt at achieving something (verb.competition)
    compete, contend, vie
    compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others (verb.competition)
     

hyponym (.... IS A KIND OF go for relation)

  • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to (verb.communication)
    give
    consent to engage in sexual intercourse with a man (verb.body)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    agree
    consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    settle
    accept despite lack of complete satisfaction (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    contract in
    consent in writing to pay money to a trade union for political use (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    allow, countenance, let, permit
    consent to, give permission (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.communication)
    buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield
    consent reluctantly (verb.communication)
     
  • (verb.social)
    take in charge, undertake
    accept as a charge (verb.social)
     

entail (entailment relations of go for)

  • have a fancy or particular liking or desire for (verb.emotion)
    like
    find enjoyable or agreeable (verb.emotion)
     

verb group (go for is verb group of ....)

  • be pertinent or relevant or applicable (verb.stative)
    apply, lend oneself
    be applicable to; as to an analysis (verb.stative)
     

derivation (.... is derived from go for)

  • (adj.all)
    applicative, applicatory
    readily applicable or practical (adj.all)
     
  • (adj.all)
    applicable
    capable of being applied; having relevance (adj.all)
     
  • give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to (verb.communication)
    acceptance, acceptation, adoption, espousal
    the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception (noun.act)
     
  • (noun.communication)
    consent
    permission to do something (noun.communication)
     
  • (noun.state)
    acceptation
    acceptance as true or valid (noun.state)
     
  • have a fancy or particular liking or desire for (verb.emotion)
    fancy, fondness, partiality
    a predisposition to like something (noun.feeling)
     
  • (noun.person)
    enthusiast, fancier
    a person having a strong liking for something (noun.person)
     
  • intend with some possibility of fulfilment (verb.cognition)
    hoper
    a person who hopes (noun.person)
     
synonym antonym hypernym hyponym entail verb group derivation apply hold accept consent hope fancy decline refuse be after plan react respond compete contend give agree settle contract in allow countenance like apply lend oneself hoper acceptance consent acceptation fancy fondness
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Related Words

. apply, hold . accept, consent . hope . fancy, take to . try for . decline, refuse . bear on, come to, concern, have-to doe with, pertain, refer, relate, touch, touch on . react, respond . desire, want . be after, plan . compete, contend, vie . give . agree . settle . contract in . allow, countenance, let, permit . buckle under, give in, knuckle under, succumb, yield . take in charge, undertake . like . apply, lend oneself . applicative, applicatory . applicable . acceptance, acceptation, adoption, espousal . consent . acceptation . fancy, fondness, partiality . enthusiast, fancier . hoper


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