GOING AT Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

going at

phrase

present participle of go at

as in attacking

to take sudden, violent action against He went at his opponent with such fervor, the fight was practically over before it began.

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as in having at

to start work on energetically She went at that project with such enthusiasm, you could tell it was a labor of love.

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Recent Examples of going at But the way everyone’s going at it now is the idea of a harness around a model. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 The annual promotion from the Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, which usually concludes at the end of September, is still going at area restaurants, many of them joining for the first time. — Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 Boots, knitwear, leather jackets, fires going at home, long Sunday lunches. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026 His start on July 30 in San Diego was his sixth time going at least six innings and allowing no more than one earned run in a span of eight outings. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2026 But in the story, Picard’s ship isn’t going at a constant speed. — Matt Von Hippel, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2026 The party atmosphere only picked up as night fell, with fans of both LSU and Clemson going at each other around the local watering holes and local restaurants. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026 The 59-year-old actress kept the summer vibes going at the Practical Magic 2 premiere on August 26, shimmering from head to toe in a seafoam green sequin gown that was dripping in pearls and gold chains. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 But that’s not stopped the current and former mayors – who duked it out in what many describe as the nastiest local election in recent history – from going at it again. — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for going at

Phrase

The National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday that the pilot reported icing on the wings while the plane was flying at 24,000 feet and requested to descend.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
From a plane flying at 6,000 feet, their photos can show cracks in roof tiles after a hailstorm.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of flying at

Phrase

According to Chase, having at least $250 in a Chase checking or savings account can improve your chances of approval.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026
The Phillies scored in the top of the first, but were shut down the rest of the way despite having at least one baserunner in every inning.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026

Definition of having at

Phrase

This season’s setting at the Musée Carnavalet reinforced the SMCP group brand’s alignment with French cultural heritage, but there was more substance here than atmosphere alone.

— Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Tindall said civil rights and community activists had been in this kind of setting at least 20 times to discuss their concerns.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of setting at

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Shuttle vessels transport crude through Hormuz and then load it onto tankers waiting outside the strait, which allows these ships to avoid the risk of Iranian attack while sailing into the Gulf.

— Spencer Kimball,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026
If a boat sailing into the sunset doesn’t say vacation, nothing does.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of sailing into

Phrase

Last week, investigators began dismantling portions of the property, tearing into walls and floors while removing large pieces of evidence, including laboratory equipment and containers from the basement.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026
What starts as a quiet morning outside the hospital before a charity race — Dawson is running, Casey is volunteering — turns instantly horrific when a car bomb explodes, tearing into the hospital and injuring dozens.

— Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of tearing into

Phrase

Nick Pivetta yielded two runs and five hits while pitching into the fifth for the Padres, and Dustin May got pulled abruptly with a 1-0 count on Bogaerts and a runner aboard in the fourth.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
But from there, Prielipp settled in, pitching into the sixth inning and giving the Twins a chance to win.

— Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 Aug. 2026