Synonyms of clear off

clear off

verb

chiefly British

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another

told the onlookers to clear off so that the police could do their work

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clear off

Taking up a higher starting position, the 34-year-old should have scored earlier in the second half after ghosting into the box to see his diving header cleared off the line by Takehiro Tomiyasu. — Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026

In the final moment of first-half stoppage time, Chawinga’s shot was cleared off the line by defender Ayo Oke. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

The game began to open up more in the minutes before the second-half hydration break as Canada once again forced the South Africans to clear off the line. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 28 June 2026

Sami attacked Cody and cleared off the Arabic announce table. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026