Synonyms of bugs off

bugs off

verb

present tense third-person singular of bug off

as in exits

to leave a place often for another

I wish you would just bug off and leave me alone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exits
• departs
• moves
• goes
• gets
• peels off
• parts
• buggers off
• pushes off
• sallies (forth)
• takes off
• cuts out
• goes off
• gets off
• walks out
• starts
• clears off
• steps (along)
• bails out
• runs along
• escapes
• bugs out
• pulls out
• packs (up or off)
• buzzes (off)
• evacuates
• beats it
• shoves (off)
• digs out
• pushes on
• clears out
• flees
• quits
• flies
• takes a powder
• bails
• books
• takes a hike
• hits the road
• vamooses
• pikes (out or off)
• pulls stakes
• scarpers
• withdraws
• sets out
• retires
• strikes out
• runs away
• retreats
• skips
• lights out
• emigrates
• gets out
• goes out
• steps out
• mizzles
• abandons
• absconds
• deserts
• removes
• scats
• forsakes
• vacates
• scrams
• decamps
• adjourns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes
• remains
• turns up
• arrives
• shows up
• stays
• approaches
• dwells
• settles
• abides
• closes
• lands
• reaches
• hits
• nears
• lodges
• tarries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bugs off

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