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

Another officer's radio goes off, with a voice saying that one person is still unaccounted for. —Siafa Lewis, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026

Proper terminology aside, the vehicular props proved fitting, as the Giants’ evening quickly went off the rails when their ace, Logan Webb, surrendered five runs in the second inning. —Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026

One scene shows the comedian, dressed in a white suit, dancing on a stage in front of a crowd as sparklers go off. —Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026

Let’s go off and declare war on Iran! —David Brooks, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026