go-no-go

adjective

Definition of go-no-gonext
as in make-or-break

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for go-no-go
  1. make-or-break
  2. climactic
  3. crucial
  4. apocalyptic
  5. climacteric
Adjective
  • The company faces a potential make-or-break moment that will be decided by voters Tuesday.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Here’s a closer look at the messaging that’s been coming out of the campaigns on what could be the make-or-break issue of the general election.
    Tobias Burns, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of make-or-break
Adjective
  • There is little in it to prepare you for a climactic twist which is, in equal measure, audacious and ridiculous.
    Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • And if everyone thought Neeson was unkillable, then his climactic death would be significantly more shocking.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of climactic
Adjective
  • Sleep Aid – Getting adequate rest is crucial for recovery.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The coordination is crucial since the NRAO operates the Green Bank Observatory in West Virginia, which is home to the world’s largest fully steerable radio telescope.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of crucial
Adjective
  • Trump’s campaign rhetoric painted the world in apocalyptic terms, portraying himself and his team as hard-nosed realists who understood the danger.
    Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Dean Devlin, producer of Independence Day, Godzilla and The Patriot, is used to dealing with stories that are over-the-top and apocalyptic.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of apocalyptic
Adjective
  • For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.
    Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
  • Macerating unripe climacteric fruit in sugar, however, isn’t a substitute for ripening them; that just takes time in your kitchen counter’s fruit basket.
    Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 8 May 2017
Definition of climacteric
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“Go-no-go.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/go-no-go. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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