go-ahead

Questions about go-ahead

What does go-ahead mean?

go-ahead means "a signal to proceed". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in go-ahead?

go-ahead has 4 syllables: go--a-he-ad. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for go-ahead?

Close synonyms include green light, enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is go-ahead a common word?

go-ahead is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.