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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