GETTING OFF Synonyms: 139 Similar and Opposite Words

getting off

verb

present participle of get off

as in departing

to leave a place often for another told him to get off for home before it got dark

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as in beginning

to take the first step in (a process or course of action) breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

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Recent Examples of getting off Buechele was back-pedaling in the face of pressure before getting off a pass to Pettis, who was open along the left side of hte goal line. — CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 After Wheeler scored on third down, Buechele back-pedaled in the face of pressure before getting off a pass to Pettis, who was open along the left side of the goal line. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 In fact, a lot of them are going hard, getting off and feeling great doing it. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 21 Aug. 2026 Thankfully, there are several good indie movies worth getting off your couch to see this year. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 Some of New York’s most prominent cultural institutions reportedly are getting off the hook on paying fines for fire code violations. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 There is a lot to say about the feeling of getting off a bus with 50 people and walking down a quiet West Village street, Perry Street for Carrie’s apartment, someone’s residence, as a group, and repeatedly taking photos for, like, 10 years. — Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 14 Aug. 2026 This can be as simple as getting off your phone for a few minutes, and perhaps calling in help from the Brick app or just putting the device in a separate room. — Nicole Karlis, Allure, 14 Aug. 2026 But his teams didn’t appear ready to play while getting off to dreadful starts in each of the past three seasons. — Dan Duggan, New York Times, 28 July 2026

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Going analyzed its 2026 flight deal data to find the US airports that have offered the most affordable departing flights so far in 2026.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Trains rumble behind the main stadiums, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, while planes approaching and departing from La Guardia Airport bring their stomach-churning roars.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of departing

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The bottom line is that numerous positive technical developments are now coming together for SPOT, beginning with the daily cup-and-handle breakout.

— Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
The winners will redesign workflows, beginning with their own product and engineering organizations, then extending that learning into customer operations.

— Ravi Nemalikanti, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of beginning

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Slow Horses producer See-Saw Films has hired Fifth Season‘s Ben Irving, with Helen Gregory exiting after five years.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Security camera footage shows Clarke and the driver get out of the car and walk into the store, exiting minutes later, Detective Kelly Gomez wrote in the report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of exiting

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The program picked four international applicants out of nearly 1,000 for a six-month fellowship commencing this month in London along with a cash prize of £10,000 ($13,480) each.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Construction is slated to begin next year, with the first Starship flights commencing in 2029.

— Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of commencing

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But at this point, many SEC administrators would rather find out by getting a win or by losing and then moving forward with that knowledge.

— Seth Emerson, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The storm, now moving west-northwest at just 5 mph, is forecast to turn northward to north-northeastward with an increase in forward speed Sunday and Monday, the National Hurricane Center said in its latest update.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of moving

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Kevin Danso, who closed the season as his starting centre-back, and Cristian Romero have been replaced in the starting line-up by Jan Paul van Hecke, a classy but less physically dominant defender than the outgoers.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
But just as at any school, the students are then split into many more subcultures, starting with those in the co-ops—student-run living and dining communities that essentially stand in for Greek life.

— Jesse Dougherty, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of starting

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Underwood, the five-star recruit from the Detroit area who commanded a multimillion-dollar name, image and likeness deal to sign with Michigan, had completed only 11 passes before getting a last-second reprieve.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The priority, however, is getting Ohtani back to himself on the offensive side before the postseason — whether that means a couple days off or more than a week.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of getting

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Where is Southwest Airlines opening its first airport lounges?

— Greta Cross, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
After its Venice premiere, the film will screen at the New York Film Festival before opening in theaters and screening on arthouse film platform Mubi later this year.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026