GONE OFF Synonyms: 178 Similar and Opposite Words

gone off

verb

past participle of go off

as in exploded

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 proceeded

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

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as in moved

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 gone off Fortunately for Musk and his rocket company, the uncrewed test flight largely appeared to have gone off without a hitch, with Starship hitting most of its major objectives prior to a fiery finale more than an hour after liftoff. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 23 May 2026 Had that gone off without a hitch, it would've been forgotten. —

Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026 Snoop Connor scored on the next play and Orlando was back in familiar territory, trailing at home and only about 5 minutes had gone off the clock. —

Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026 There, a car had gone off the road and a man inside appeared to have been shot, police said. —

Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 3 May 2026 Has your phone ever gone off during a live performance? —

Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Apr. 2026 The film easily could've gone off the rails in less capable hands, but Yeoh grounds it in an emotional truth as Evelyn journeys from embittered to empowered. —

Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026 One has just gone off the rails, and one has stayed completely on the rails. —

Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026 Then, a long, explosive sound, as loud as if a bomb had gone off. —

Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 26 Feb. 2026

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Many of the companies have started offering GLP-1 medications for weight loss as demand for these drugs has exploded.

— Maia Rosenfeld, NBC news, 29 May 2026
More about the rocket that exploded, Blue Origin The rocket that exploded was Blue Origin's fourth New Glenn rocket and was supposed to be the vehicle to carry Blue Origin's lunar lander to orbit.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 29 May 2026