GO OFF Synonyms: 165 Similar and Opposite Words

go off

verb

Definition of go off

as in to explode

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off

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as in to progress

to move forward along a course the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch

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as in to depart

to leave a place often for another don't go off without telling us where we can find you

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Recent Examples of go off The data released Tuesday night by the NTSB illustrates an unusual sequence of events leading up to the plane going off the runway. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 If Hall tried to escape or if Kiritsis was shot and fell, the gun would go off, killing Hall. — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026 The first one, between the University of Kentucky and Penn State University, went off with no problems. — Doha Madani, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2026 But even from the start, before Mona properly goes off the deep end, The Debut starts inuring us to her heightened perspective. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for go off

Verb

The match was instead a battle of strategy and focus, and a test of which player could execute her shots best under pressure, amid the excited buzz of a crowd waiting for reasons to explode.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The cost of living for middle class families for average Americans is exploding.

— NBC news, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of explode

Verb

But in comparison with that movie’s central character, Arash grows less single-minded as his daylong journey progresses.

— Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 11 Sep. 2026
Melatonin remained substantially lower during the blue-light condition, whereas participants exposed to red light experienced a stronger increase in melatonin as the evening progressed.

— Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of progress

Verb

Craig Mulholland, the head of development and talent management, departed at the end of the season to take on a new role as chief football officer at the Scottish FA.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Sanders, the tight end going into his third year, was drafted, after all, to provide an explosive and reliable receiving threat that the Panthers haven’t had since Greg Olsen departed in 2019.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

The tests confirmed that CycloRP could successfully detonate inside the engine.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Igor Kirillov, a general in charge of the Russian military’s nuclear and chemical weapons protection forces, was killed in December 2024 when an explosive device planted on a scooter was detonated near him.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of detonate

Verb

In fact, Hal does so almost immediately so John can use his artistic skills to create a complex tunneling device for burrowing beneath the compound.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
As the business grows, employee owners' ESOP accounts do, too, without contributing a cent.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of do

Verb

With no sign of this bubble popping just yet, the era of the big-money, intra-league transfer is here to stay.

— Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Ocado sales of shandy have climbed by 40% year-on-year, said Rachel Dixon in The Guardian, and the drink is popping up in supermarkets everywhere.

— Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026