Synonyms of gets off

gets off

verb

present tense third-person singular of get off

1

as in exits

to leave a place often for another

told him to get off for home before it got dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exits
• departs
• moves
• gets
• goes
• pulls out
• goes off
• peels off
• takes off
• runs along
• parts
• walks out
• shoves (off)
• starts
• pushes off
• clears off
• escapes
• digs out
• steps (along)
• bugs off
• cuts out
• flees
• clears out
• pushes on
• evacuates
• bails out
• quits
• beats it
• takes a hike
• flies
• sallies (forth)
• buggers off
• buzzes (off)
• packs (up or off)
• takes a powder
• bails
• books
• hits the road
• gets out
• pulls stakes
• sets out
• retires
• bugs out
• withdraws
• runs away
• vamooses
• scarpers
• pikes (out or off)
• retreats
• goes out
• strikes out
• skips
• emigrates
• steps out
• lights out
• absconds
• deserts
• abandons
• removes
• mizzles
• scats
• vacates
• forsakes
• decamps
• scrams
• adjourns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes
• turns up
• arrives
• remains
• shows up
• stays
• dwells
• abides
• settles
• approaches
• closes
• lands
• reaches
• nears
• hits
• lodges
• tarries

2

as in begins

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

• begins
• commences
• starts
• falls (to)
• gets going
• gets to
• opens
• enters (into or upon)
• launches
• strikes (into)
• embarks (on or upon)
• sets about
• leads off
• kicks off
• creates
• generates
• initiates
• originates
• takes on
• adopts
• organizes
• takes up
• gets down (to)
• fathers
• institutes
• establishes
• invents
• gets around (to)
• inaugurates
• gets round (to)
• sets up
• founds
• spawns
• innovates
• embraces
• pioneers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ends
• concludes
• finishes
• stops
• terminates
• ceases
• lays off
• completes
• leaves
• closes
• quits
• halts
• discontinues
• knocks off
• abandons
• destroys
• desists
• forsakes
• abolishes
• extinguishes
• phases out
• demolishes
• exterminates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gets off

With Liverpool’s Premier League season opener away to Newcastle United four weeks tomorrow, Iraola doesn’t yet have all the tools required to ensure his reign gets off to a flyer. — James Pearce, New York Times, 25 July 2026

Christopher Nolan‘s box office journey with The Odyssey looks to be one for the books, as Universal Pictures‘ star-studded adaptation of the classical Greek mythological tale gets off to a rousing start in its opening weekend. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 18 July 2026

The program offers one-on-one coaching with participants beyond the program to ensure the business not only gets off the ground, but also stays afloat. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026

Woollen gets off some crisp one-liners. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

In the final moment of Half Man, Ruben gets off of Niall, and sits on a bale of hay. — Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026

But to play in front of your home country, Dempsey is now praying that the team gets off to a hot start against Paraguay to kick off their Group D play on June 12 in Los Angeles. — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 May 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

As their mission approaches, they will be flown to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, but when their mission actually gets off the ground is completely dependent on how Artemis 2 and SLS fare in their upcoming test campaign. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 30 Jan. 2026