Synonyms of carry off

carry off

verb

1

as in to fulfill

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fulfill
• accomplish
• perform
• achieve
• execute
• do
• carry out
• make
• pull off
• implement
• put through
• follow through (with)
• bring off
• prosecute
• go through
• commit
• negotiate
• complete
• bring about
• compass
• perpetrate
• finish
• realize
• engage (in)
• effect
• practice
• work (at)
• effectuate
• attain
• ace
• wind up
• repeat
• nail
• end
• reenact
• reduplicate
• actualize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fail
• slight
• skimp
• slur

2

as in to destroy

to deprive of life

pray that the pestilence does not carry off any more souls than it already has

Synonyms & Similar Words

• destroy
• kill
• slay
• dispatch
• fell
• take
• do away with
• do for
• claim
• make away with
• cut down
• take out
• do in
• put away
• murder
• slaughter
• kill off
• blot out
• croak
• bump off
• rub out
• assassinate
• finish
• off
• waste
• butcher
• neutralize
• knock off
• execute
• massacre
• put down
• snuff
• get
• whack
• mow
• ice
• annihilate
• smite
• decimate
• terminate
• suicide
• scrag
• martyr
• euthanize

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• raise
• revive
• animate
• resurrect
• nurture
• resuscitate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of carry off

An amateur game in Istanbul was halted earlier in 2026 when a seagull was struck by the ball mid-flight, prompting the home team’s captain to rush over and perform CPR on the bird before it was carried off the field for further care. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Fans booed when the squirrel was finally captured and carried off under a towel, but the team says the animal was released in fine health. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Shania Twain has performed in stadiums around the world and carried off not one but two Las Vegas residencies, but this summer, a smaller stage felt like a dream come true. — Amanda Wicks, Pitchfork, 25 July 2026

After several minutes of treatment on the field, Sonnett was placed on a stretcher and carried off to a standing ovation from the Portland crowd, which clearly remembered the 32-year-old fondly from her three seasons with the Thorns from 2016-19. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 25 July 2026