gone
5
7.4
- adjective
- /ɡɔn/
- Informal
- You are so far gone that it is scary.
- legs are gone
- energy is gone
- completely gone
Examples
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My pre-surgery anxiety was gone instantaneously after the surgery was completed!
Blog text (32) -
After working two jobs this week, I'm so gone that I can barely keep my eyes open.
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My confidence is gone now.
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But it's only a half smile and is quickly gone.
Fiction book (1998) -
Maria herself could hardly walk; she was so far gone.
Fiction book (1995) -
My strength was gone.
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My back is gone.
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Cairo leaped to his feet, his previous semblance of weariness gone.
Fiction book (1999) -
She felt completely gone after a long day of hiking nonstop up the mountain.
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By the end of the marathon, he was gone, struggling to find enough energy to walk.
Synonyms
272
2.0
Very tired and completely used up for a person or thing after using all energy
59
3.5
Very tired and with no energy left
46
2.9
Feeling very tired and having no energy
23
4.1
Feeling very tired and having no energy
22
3.4
Feeling very tired with no energy left
21
6.6
Extremely tired and with no energy after hard work
10
6.7
Very tired or no longer interesting because people use it too much
5
5.1
Being very tired and without energy
3
6.4
Very tired after doing hard work for a long time
1
9.0
Feeling very tired and without energy
Very tired after hard physical or mental work
Very low on energy and unable to do much
Antonyms
Idioms
3
8.9
To try something new in a place or way no one has done before
- Informal
1
9.5
Someone or something disappears completely so nobody knows where they are
How Tired
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gone also comes from the verb go, with the sense that something has 'left' you, like strength or energy. So when your energy has 'gone', you are completely 'used up', and gone can mean 'exhausted'.