Synonyms of get off

get off

verb

1

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another

told him to get off for home before it got dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to begin

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begin
• start
• commence
• fall (to)
• get going
• get to
• set about
• open
• strike (into)
• enter (into or upon)
• found
• launch
• embark (on or upon)
• lead off
• kick off
• create
• generate
• initiate
• take up
• adopt
• organize
• originate
• get around (to)
• take on
• get down (to)
• establish
• invent
• pioneer
• institute
• innovate
• set up
• get round (to)
• inaugurate
• spawn
• father
• embrace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• finish
• conclude
• stop
• terminate
• cease
• complete
• lay off
• quit
• close
• halt
• discontinue
• leave
• abandon
• knock off
• destroy
• desist
• abolish
• extinguish
• forsake
• phase out
• exterminate
• demolish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get off

But Republicans got off the mat quickly, forming Virginians for Fair Maps to battle the other team’s Virginians for Fair Elections. —David Weigel, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026

Key moment After getting off to a hot start with four runs in the first inning, the Twins followed it up by tagging the Red Sox for seven runs in the second inning. —Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 14 Apr. 2026

Can’t let those other players get off as well. —Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2026

His 2026 debut got off a rocky start when Marte hit the first pitch of the game over the right-field wall. —ABC News, 13 Apr. 2026

The two-time defending World Series champions got off to another excellent start and currently own the best record in MLB. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026

Grapevine surges from behind, falls short Lake Creek provided most of the pressure early in the match, keeping the ball in Grapevine’s end and getting off six shots before the Mustangs started pressing in the 26th minute. —Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026

The Masters got off to a rousing start in Thursday’s first round, with defending champion Rory McIlroy claiming a share of the lead with a 5-under 67. —Rod Beard, AJC.com, 10 Apr. 2026

Among the family is Michael (the ridiculously handsome Regé-Jean Page), Matteo’s cousin-slash-brother (again, long story), who owns a vineyard and with whom Anna immediately gets off on the wrong foot, even though their attraction is also immediate. —Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026