GET OFF Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

get off

verb

Definition of get off

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another told him to get off for home before it got dark

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as in to begin

to take the first step in (a process or course of action) breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

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Recent Examples of get off That edge hasn’t been on display, likely because the Giants got off to a bad start and haven’t built any momentum all season. — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 July 2026 As New York recounts, Sun was instrumental in helping WLFI get off the ground. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 27 July 2026 Durbin got off to a horrific start, making Red Sox fans question the failure to sign Bregman even more. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 But to get there — to get viewers enamored of Max Cady — required the blessing of the rights holders in order to get off the ground. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 24 July 2026 The animals could not wait to get off the trucks and into their new 166-square-kilometer (64-square-mile) home. — ABC News, 24 July 2026 The 2025 first-round pick from North Carolina got off to a good start, including a 128-yard rushing performance at the New York Giants in Week 4, before sustaining a fractured ankle the following week that sidelined him for two months. — Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 There are false starts, stories that don’t get off the ground. — Longreads, 23 July 2026 The child screamed for help during the incident, while Pambianchi yelled for Schmidt to get off of the child, Pambianchi said. — Gabe White, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for get off

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But Roosevelt continued to press for progressive tax reform even after Long departed from the political (and earthly) stage.

— Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
That figure undercuts the simplest version of the story, in which departing billionaires are draining capital from the state alongside their personal wealth.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 July 2026

Definition of depart

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Researchers began this effort in 2025, taking cell samples from deceased golden wild yaks and transplanting clone embryos into surrogate mothers.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
Two other big decisions – the faith in both Willis and Proctor – will begin to define the new era.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

Definition of begin

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And so commenced a literally explosive weekend of celebrations across the five boroughs, which culminated in a ticker-tape parade on June 18 to City Hall.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 23 July 2026
Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.

— Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of commence

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When Marshall showed up, Reyes and Chamberlain both fired guns at Marshall as Marshall tried to get away, according to the affidavit.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
The idea is that the more of the filter feeders cling to the seawall, the cleaner the canal gets.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026