go far

Reach great heights

Go far means to achieve significant success or make substantial progress.

The phrase usually implies ambition realized over time: She's talented and hardworking—she'll go far.

It can also describe resources or efforts that prove sufficient: A little kindness goes far.

To go too far is to exceed acceptable limits: That joke went too far.

succeed

achieve

Succeed through effort

flourish · excel · advance · triumph · rise · ascend · climb · progress · breakthrough · make it

distance

travel

Movement between locations

span · extend · cover ground · trek · venture · roam · range · traverse · expedition · miles

endure

last

Final in sequence

withstand · outlast · sustain · continue · stand the test of time · hold up · stay the course · carry on · resilient · durable

Categories
Opposites
achievement and success

go fargo nowhere

Fail to progress

stagnate · fail · flounder · underachieve · fall short

physical distance traveled

go farstay put

Remain in place

go nowhere · stay close · stand still · stay home · stick around

progress and advancement

go farstagnate

Cease to develop

regress · backslide · fall behind · lose ground · go in circles

Family

go, far, gone, fare, going, farther, farthest, goes, fared

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G