Synonyms of goes on

goes on

verb

present tense third-person singular of go on

1

as in happens

to take place

what in the world is going on in there?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• happens
• is
• comes off
• comes
• occurs
• comes down
• goes down
• comes about
• does
• comes to pass
• chances
• cooks
• haps
• transpires
• befalls
• passes
• comes up
• betides
• goes off
• rises
• springs (up)
• falls out
• turns out
• shapes (up)
• develops
• crops (up)
• arises
• proceeds
• results
• follows
• materializes
• intervenes
• breaks

2

as in rambles

to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point

my, but Aunt Betty does go on about all of her aches and pains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rambles
• runs on
• rattles
• blathers (on)
• runs one's mouth
• wanders
• deviates
• maunders
• strays
• digresses
• chats
• sidetracks
• prates
• waffles
• burbles
• blabbers
• chatters
• gabbles
• patters
• drools
• prattles
• blabs
• gibbers
• gabs
• drivels
• blithers
• jabbers
• bumbles