Synonyms of bug off

bug off

verb

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another

I wish you would just bug off and leave me alone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depart
• exit
• move
• go
• get
• go off
• get off
• cut out
• peel off
• run along
• push off
• walk out
• pull out
• step (along)
• clear off
• sally (forth)
• bail out
• clear out
• escape
• start
• part
• take off
• dig out
• evacuate
• bug out
• pike (out or off)
• bugger off
• push on
• flee
• buzz (off)
• beat it
• quit
• shove (off)
• bail
• pack (up or off)
• fly
• set out
• book
• hit the road
• take a powder
• take a hike
• pull stakes
• withdraw
• begone
• strike out
• retire
• run away
• get out
• retreat
• scarper
• skip
• go out
• step out
• emigrate
• vamoose
• abandon
• light out
• remove
• desert
• abscond
• forsake
• vacate
• scat
• scram
• decamp
• adjourn
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• show up
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• dwell
• settle
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• near
• tarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bug off

It’s also gotten harder with new technology—the Ring video doorbell, in particular, which allows homeowners to tell you to bug off without ever having to open the door. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

To keep pesky bugs off your skin, the pants feature a rope lock around the cuffs. — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2026

Blast bugs off your house with the garden hose. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025

To keep harlequin bugs off of vegetables, the simplest approach is to cover the plants immediately after planting. — Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025

Relying on Pesticides For decades, many gardeners have relied on chemical pesticides to keep bugs off their plants. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Feb. 2025