BRING OFF Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

bring off

verb

Definition of bring off

as in to fulfill

to carry through (as a process) to completion the cast and crew were able to bring off an eccentric but engaging reinterpretation of King Lear

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as in to rescue

to remove from danger or harm had it been alerted in time, a nearby ship might have been able to bring off all of the passengers from the Titanic

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Recent Examples of bring off Not long after the half, Trinity Rodman was brought off the Spirit bench for Sofia Cantore, bringing the crowd to its feet. — CBS News, 23 Nov. 2025 Jennings was brought off the practice squad as a fill-in. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 Wahlberg, still sleek at 54, and cool as a dozen cucumbers, comes on like the more natural version of what Tom Cruise tried to bring off (and never quite did, in my estimation) in the Jack Reacher films. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 Cox helps Cumming to bring off one of the most rewarding performances of his long career. — Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bring off

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Verb

The study successfully fulfilled the terms of the National Environmental Policy Act.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Louise Fletcher, also interviewed and a lovely presence, wanted a fulfilling artistic experience and got chaos.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of fulfill

Verb

Eight cygnets were rescued after a member of the public discovered them on a road in Somerset, England, and contacted Secret World Wildlife Rescue, according to The Independent.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026
In the 1903 segment, Clemens and McNairy play a couple on an isolated farm, who, like Tom, find and rescue a young person from the snow.

— Carole Horst, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of rescue

Verb

If someone dominates the conversation, redirect attention to what the group is trying to accomplish.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
Chargers star Justin Herbert shares a Westside apartment with his older brother, Mitch, an orthopedic surgery resident who is still in awe at what Justin has accomplished in his NFL career.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of accomplish

Verb

British driver Ollie Millroy thanked rival Loek Hartog for saving his life after the Dutch racer stopped and pulled him from a burning Ferrari during a China GT Championship race in Shanghai on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026
This was early November, three weeks before the famous formation change (to a 5-3-2) at Manchester City in their next away fixture which saved Leeds’ season.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of save

Verb

And yet 20 years ago, the haka’s future was in doubt — assailed by protests from rival teams that New Zealand gained an unfair advantage from performing it as the final action before kick-off in a Test match.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
But testing it has been impossible because nobody has managed to build an interferometer that could perform the necessary measurement.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of perform

Verb

With Kuss on the verge of history, Roglič, his long-time teammate, could well achieve a remarkable feat of his own — a record-breaking fifth Vuelta title.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Because prolonged campaigns exhaust soldiers, supplies, and the resources of the state, military objectives should be achieved as quickly and efficiently as circumstances permit.

— Ethan Teekah, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of achieve

Verb

Her expertise lies in creating and executing marketing campaigns and events for Sacramento’s Latino community.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The production tracks the world’s richest woman returning to her bankrupt hometown with a billion-dollar rescue offer — on the condition that citizens execute her former lover — testing communal morality, complicity and corruption.

— Jenelle Riley, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of execute

Verb

In fact, Hal does so almost immediately so John can use his artistic skills to create a complex tunneling device for burrowing beneath the compound.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
As the business grows, employee owners' ESOP accounts do, too, without contributing a cent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

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