Antonyms for goner


Grammar : Adj
Spell : gaw-ner, gon-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɔ nər, ˈgɒn ər


Definition of goner

Origin :
  • "something dead or about to die," 1850, from gone + -er (1). From earlier expressions such as gone goose (1830), gone coon, etc.
  • As in irremediable : adj hopeless
  • As in desperate : adj hopeless
  • As in hopeless : adj futile, pessimistic
Example sentences :
  • Poor devil; he was a goner before he started this crazy break of his.
  • Extract from : « Vulcan's Workshop » by Harl Vincent
  • I thought he was a "goner" that time for sure, but he soon straightened up.
  • Extract from : « Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail » by Ezra Meeker
  • Reckon she's a goner, Cunnel; the d—— Yankee orter swing fur it.
  • Extract from : « Among the Pines » by James R. Gilmore
  • Brick and I thought you were a goner for sure when that tree fell.
  • Extract from : « The Camp in the Snow » by William Murray Graydon
  • This time I thought I was a goner for life until you pried me loose.
  • Extract from : « Penny of Top Hill Trail » by Belle Kanaris Maniates
  • “Thought I was a goner sure when they plugged my bronc,” said Reeves.
  • Extract from : « The Fighting Edge » by William MacLeod Raine
  • I'd be a goner anyway when the sun set, but I couldn't explain that to him.
  • Extract from : « A Martian Odyssey » by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
  • “I thought he was a goner, my sons,” whispered the big fellow.
  • Extract from : « To Win or to Die » by George Manville Fenn
  • It seemed to me I was a goner, and it was some seconds before I realized I was alive and unhurt.
  • Extract from : « The Spell of Belgium » by Isabel Anderson
  • I thought he was a goner there, yesterday, when I saw the Seagull go kerflop.
  • Extract from : « The Rival Campers Afloat » by Ruel Perley Smith

Synonyms for goner

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