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 Parks worker, Joshua Moe, 24, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and reckless endangerment after the child lost parts of her fingers on her left hand when the firework went off Tuesday evening, police said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026 The cast was obviously there for the conversation that happened at the dinner table, but then the conversation between Stassi and Beau went off away from the table. — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 Five 17-year-old boys died when their vehicle went off a cliff in Colorado and crashed, authorities said. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Prior to his car going off the roadway, investigators have not ruled out the possibility that Howard suffered a medical episode, according to the release. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for go off

Recent Examples of Synonyms for go off

Verb

This could give astronomers an early warning, allowing telescopes to turn toward the exploding star while its light is still arriving.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Ukraine has denied targeting Bulgaria after a drone entered the country's airspace on Saturday and exploded close to an international gas pipeline shortly after crossing the border from Romania.

— CBS News, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of explode

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The drilling pilot project was progressing but then came a new dispute with the government over a permit—or lack thereof—to recently move drilling equipment to the region.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026
While there will always be clamour and excitement over new signings, the feeling across a club when a youngster can progress through the ranks and become a player that identifies with the thousands that watch him in the stadium is unquantifiable.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of progress

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The fireworks came instead from the Dodgers' slumbering offense, which awoke with Max Muncy's three-run double and Freddie Freeman's RBI single after Skubal departed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
In July this year, Yuri became the latest member to depart SM while confirming her continued commitment to group activities, bringing the number of members with external solo representation to three (Sunny left in 2023).

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of depart

Verb

Anvil is a smaller, faster aircraft designed to destroy hostile drones by colliding with them or detonating nearby.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026
According to a report in German newspaper Bild, investigators believe only a technical malfunction may have prevented the device attached to the drone from detonating.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of detonate

Verb

David Crowley, the Milwaukee County executive, exited the campaign in July but revived it days later after receiving Evers' endorsement.

— Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
According to Chicago police, a 25-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman were exiting the gas station when a silver Nissan sedan approached and the occupants inside pulled out guns and shot in their direction.

— Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of exit

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Two label departures in three days, both accompanied by explicit reassurances that TWICE group activities will continue unchanged, suggest the transition is proceeding as planned rather than as a rupture.

— Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
If Tennessee and Alabama proceed Thursday, six states will have put prisoners to death in 2026.

— Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026