CARRIES OFF Synonyms: 93 Similar and Opposite Words

carries off

verb

present tense third-person singular of carry off

as in fulfills

to carry through (as a process) to completion the con artist would never have been able to carry off his schemes if it were not for the greed of his eager victims

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as in destroys

to deprive of life pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has

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Recent Examples of carries off These are fed through a hopper into the reactor vessel to produce a self-regulating fission reaction and are cooled by helium gas that carries off the heat to a heat exchanger to generate steam for electrical generators. —

New Atlas, 20 Oct. 2025

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The legislation fulfills one of Sonko’s campaign promises and now needs to be passed in the National Assembly, where Sonko’s PASTEF party is in control.

— Ope Adetayo, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In 2018, Gavin wins the race to become California governor and fulfills his father’s dream (Bill ran twice for office, unsuccessfully).

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026