What are the opposite words for went so far?

The phrase "went so far" is associated with the extent to which something has been achieved. Antonyms for "went so far" include "not enough," "came up short," and "fell short." These antonyms express the idea that the efforts made towards achieving something have not been sufficient or that the goal has not been achieved at all. Other antonyms for "went so far" are "stopped short" and "didn't get very far," which suggest a lack of progress or an incomplete movement. Some other antonyms are "stopped," "halted," and "reversed," indicating a reversal of direction or efforts towards a goal. In short, the antonyms of "went so far" reflect the opposite meaning of progress or accomplishment towards a goal.

What are the antonyms for Went so far?

• v.

  • presume
  • abstain
  ,
  • disbelieve
  .

Famous quotes with Went so far

• Dr. Rice went well beyond offering a helping hand - she went so far as to shed tears and share hugs with those who, in a matter of just a few hours, had lost everything to the rising floodwaters.

  Jo Bonner
• I even went so far as to become a Southern Baptist for a while, until I realized that they didn't hold 'em under long enough.

  Kinky Friedman
• But even before that, in 1980 I went so far as to write a book about what had happened. And I wrote all about the bank robbery, I went ahead and printed it even though I had no use immunity for it.

  Patty Hearst
• My mother, who was professional schoolteacher, was particularly concerned about our formal education and even went so far as to start a private school together with some other parents so that our intellectual needs would be met.

  Robert B. Laughlin
• Nobel was a genuine friend of peace. He even went so far as to believe that he had invented a tool of destruction, dynamite, which would make war so senseless that it would become impossible. He was wrong.

  Alva Myrdal

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