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/ˈɡɒnə(ɹ)/ · noun
(informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon..
I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work.
You'll be a goner if I hit you with this gun.
The sergeant was a goner. There was only one way to save him, and he threw himself on top, hurling the man to the ground.
Retreat, in his view, means it’s […] about making plans for the migration of millions of people from low-lying regions like Bangladesh into Europe; about admitting that New Orleans is a goner and moving the people to cities better positioned for the future.
Use goner when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Goner means (informal) Someone (or something) doomed; a hopeless case, especially someone who is bound to die soon..
Common synonyms include gone goose.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I'm a goner if this plan doesn't work.
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