Synonyms of go off

go off

verb

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• explode
• detonate
• pop
• blow
• burst
• blow up
• fragment
• crump
• fire
• shatter
• smash
• discharge
• splinter
• mushroom
• shoot
• balloon
• burgeon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collapse
• implode
• fizzle

2

as in to progress

to move forward along a course

the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progress
• do
• proceed
• march
• go along
• go
• come
• get along
• come along
• get on
• forge
• gain ground
• advance
• pace
• fare
• speed
• approach
• accelerate
• travel
• near
• push
• take out
• repair
• drive
• pass
• journey
• run
• propel
• fast-forward
• actuate
• impel
• wend

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• remain
• stay
• stop
• stand
• hold back
• slow (down or up)
• check
• hinder
• stem
• block
• impede
• arrest
• halt
• obstruct
• retard
• delay
• detain
• suppress
• interrupt
• repress
• stall
• inhibit
• hamper
• cease
• balk
• wait
• pause
• nip
• stunt
• let up
• cramp
• regress

3

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another

don't go off without telling us where we can find you

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depart
• exit
• move
• go
• get
• get off
• peel off
• cut out
• walk out
• run along
• push off
• clear off
• pull out
• sally (forth)
• bail out
• clear out
• step (along)
• take off
• start
• dig out
• part
• bug off
• escape
• evacuate
• bugger off
• quit
• pike (out or off)
• flee
• bug out
• push on
• beat it
• shove (off)
• bail
• fly
• set out
• pack (up or off)
• take a powder
• book
• buzz (off)
• take a hike
• hit the road
• pull stakes
• withdraw
• begone
• run away
• retire
• strike out
• get out
• go out
• retreat
• scarper
• emigrate
• skip
• vamoose
• step out
• light out
• abandon
• remove
• desert
• abscond
• vacate
• forsake
• scram
• decamp
• scat
• adjourn
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• remain
• show up
• stay
• turn up
• settle
• abide
• close
• dwell
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• near
• land
• tarry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of go off

All of this season’s sellouts came before the Fourth of July, around the time the season went off the rails due to all the injuries and poor play. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Most bears stay with their mothers for two to three summers before going off on their own. — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2026

The incident occurred this month as a passenger was moving through the TSA line at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in New York City when an alarm went off. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026

But a few months later, while the song was still climbing the country charts, things went off-script. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026