GOING OFF Synonyms: 165 Similar and Opposite Words

going off

verb

present participle of go off

as in exploding

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 progressing

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

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as in departing

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 going off Kanan’s really going off into the deep end because there’s nobody left to help him or protect him. — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 31 July 2026 That included a tank chase shot largely on a street in Glasgow, Scotland, on the first day of filming, complete with a rig that let an actor swing with explosions going off behind him. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Commercials showed off sleek and imposing vehicles with four-wheel drive going off-roading through rugged terrain, adding some aspiration to a Tuesday night baseball practice pick-up . — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 26 July 2026 None of it requires banning a single drug, but just enough friction, at enough points in the system, that staying on treatment becomes harder than going off it. — Sunny Patel, STAT, 17 July 2026 There were fireworks going off over our heads, and Kenny Loggins was singing. — Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 16 July 2026 BioShocking nonetheless surfaces yet another way to defeat guardrails designed to keep LLMs from going off the rails. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026 Two months after Clint's death, Chelsey started reaching out to government officials to find ways to raise awareness about the dangers of going off-trail. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026 Entertainment Weekly broke the news in April that the DC Comics character would first appear in My Adventures with Superman season 3 before going off to headline her own Green Lantern spinoff. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for going off

Verb

Then comes the crack of the bat – with the batter exploding out of the box in a full sprint, racing toward a buzzing base 100 feet away.

— Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
Can new memories of music, dance, and fireworks exploding into color over an ancient, battered city undo, or even weaken, the memory of bombs falling?

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of exploding

Verb

Trapilo is progressing well, and Johnson wouldn’t rule out his return to practice by the end of preseason.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
One of the more unusual aspects of the collaboration is that both Formula One releases carry the same 16-year age statement rather than progressing to a different age.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of progressing

Verb

Mohamed Salah has left, departing Liverpool after nine years at Anfield.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
Before departing for recess, the Senate is expected to take up acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's nomination to permanently lead the Department of Justice.

— Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of departing

Verb

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
Moments later the drone dives toward the minibus and explodes near its front, detonating close to where the man is standing.

— Elaine Mallon, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of detonating

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Alvin Kan, chief operating officer of Bitget Wallet, said on the On The Margin podcast that freelancers and remote workers already treat a self-custody crypto wallet as a place to keep working capital, and that the share doing so is growing.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
At times, he was seen doing stretches, eating food, peering out the windows with binoculars and listening to music with headphones.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of doing

Verb

This trend is driven by Baby Boomer retirements and immigrants exiting the workforce, partly due to aggressive deportation policies.

— Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
But exiting Middle-earth beside cartoon Frodo, there’s a sense that this 98-minute musical adaptation is truly just the beginning.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of exiting

Verb

Police said Bessent, who had no license, drove more than 118 mph, blowing through red lights before crashing into a Chevrolet Cruz.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
Companies are struggling with AI spending, exemplified by Uber blowing its annual budget in four months without clear benefits.

— Vinay Kuruvila, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of blowing

Verb

For one thing, going from lush period imagination to realist contemporary drama was a big leap by design.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Crimes against society, including prostitution, drug and weapons offenses, decreased slightly, going from 278 incidents last year to 227 incidents so far this year.

— Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026