Synonyms of clearing off

clearing off

verb

present participle of clear off, chiefly British

as in departing

to leave a place often for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departing
• exiting
• moving
• running along
• going
• peeling off
• stepping (along)
• pushing off
• walking out
• buzzing (off)
• clearing out
• pulling out
• pushing on
• getting off
• digging out
• packing (up or off)
• going off
• getting
• cutting out
• taking off
• bailing out
• shoving (off)
• bugging out
• sallying (forth)
• beating it
• buggering off
• starting
• hitting the road
• evacuating
• bugging off
• fleeing
• escaping
• taking a powder
• taking a hike
• parting
• piking (out or off)
• striking out
• flying
• pulling stakes
• bailing
• setting out
• quitting
• running away
• booking
• getting out
• vamoosing
• retiring
• going out
• withdrawing
• scarpering
• stepping out
• retreating
• skipping
• emigrating
• lighting out
• mizzling
• abandoning
• removing
• absconding
• deserting
• vacating
• forsaking
• scramming
• decamping
• scatting
• adjourning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• showing up
• arriving
• remaining
• turning up
• staying
• settling
• abiding
• lodging
• closing
• approaching
• dwelling
• nearing
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of clearing off

Since a short burst won’t tackle an entire room, zero in on one quick-win task—like clearing off the kitchen counters, sorting the mail, or folding that lingering pile of laundry. — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 16 July 2026

As the snow was still melting from last month's winter storm, Maryland residents were once again clearing off their cars and driveways from the second notable snowfall of the season. — Ashley Paul, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026

The team didn’t have to worry about clearing off their personal vehicles, Vrabel said. — Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 27 Jan. 2026

Other drivers on the road take their morning rush even further, clearing off only a small peep-hole on their windshield before heading out — hoping, perhaps, that their valiant defrost setting will eventually melt it all away. — Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 16 Dec. 2025