GETTING OFF (ON) Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

getting off (on)

verb

present participle of get off (on)

as in enjoying

to take pleasure in he really gets off on being the person in charge of everyone else

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An evening spent practicing, creating, or enjoying your own company can strengthen your life outside the group without weakening the friendship.

— Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
The video provided by the zoo showed Ping Ping and Fu Shuang chowing down on bamboo stalks and enjoying their habitat.

— Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of enjoying

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Taking the pressure off finishing all the food on the plate can instead place emphasis on savoring the sensory experience of each bite.

— Bryn Beeder, The Conversation, 1 Nov. 2026
The series will see the writer travel the globe in pursuit of the idea that savoring life is an act of resistance.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of savoring

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There is something so beautiful about loving someone through every season of their life … Kenny, one of the greatest gifts of my life has been getting to know you through all your different chapters.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2026
First, putting time into hobbies or pets or leisure and loving democracy aren’t mutually exclusive.

— R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of loving

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Malkmus teases guitarist Greg Ginn for liking the Grateful Dead now and notes how sweet drummer Bill Stevenson seems for answering a reporter’s silly question so thoughtfully.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Social convention dictates that you not be caught liking Hoffman’s posts or following her yourself.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of liking

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