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

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

Advertisement Christine Adams Courtesy of Apple TV Lang gets off the train and, once at a safe distance, detonates the explosive. —Barry Levitt, Time, 4 Mar. 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

The quicker Trump gets off Greenland, the quicker Republicans can get back to selling their domestic agenda in a crucial election year. —S.e. Cupp, New York Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026

The train that Robert De Niro gets off of in the opening credits is the actual Blue Line of the city’s metro system. —Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025

SpaceX's launch pad at the Santa Barbara County spaceport is where another Starlink internet satellite deployment mission gets off the ground. —Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 24 Sep. 2025

For this reason, one of the most challenging parts of the job, especially at the start of the school year, is ensuring that each student gets off at the correct stop. —Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025

But that doesn’t mean your boyfriend gets off scot-free. —Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025