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 Investigators said the vehicle had gone off the roadway and overturned. — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 The film's second section picks up two years after Holmes has gone off to prison, which means Fielder and Oppenheim have been deprived of their subject. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 16 Oct. 2026 In the years since, two other vehicles have gone off at the same spot, and, each time, everybody has survived with minor injuries. — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 There was speculation that a helicopter or small plane had gone off course. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026 The car had apparently veered off Lookout Lane and gone off the edge, 250 feet above the Gunnison River, said the report from the city’s police. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026 This is not the first time a pilot has gone off-piste to send a message. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 14 July 2026 When some of your books have been adapted to film or television, the plots have often gone off in whole different directions. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026 Has your phone ever gone off during a live performance? — Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 29 May 2026

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Less than two weeks after the mines exploded, the North fired an intermediate-range ballistic missile more than 700 kilometers.

— Dan Blumenthal, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
Sudan’s war began in April 2023, when simmering tensions between the military and the RSF exploded into open fighting in Khartoum and spread across the country.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploded

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Trump proceeded to defend the White House renovation for an additional five-odd minutes before delivering Obama a message directly.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Mobilisation proceeded calmly, even if the mood of the assembling conscripts was more one of quiet resolve than passionate enthusiasm.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of proceeded

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In the aftermath, Blue Origin has moved with uncharacteristic speed to repair its launch pad to get New Glenn flying again, while investing $3 billion in Florida facilities to support a much higher launch cadence.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 29 Oct. 2026
Kelce also moved past Marvin Harrison and Cris Carter on the all-time receptions list.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of moved

Verb

This was not the Brewers of old, and no team in history had ever blown a 3-0 lead in the World Series.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
While Healey is expected to let a reduction in his fiscal buffer do most of the work on the basis that the Iran war has blown a hole in his accounts, tax increases are still likely.

— Ian King, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of blown

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Welch Suggs, one of the study’s authors and an associate professor of journalism and mass communication at Georgia, noted the study was done over a period of growth in higher education.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
This isn’t a team that wants to pass the ball 45 times a game despite their veteran signal caller having done so many times throughout his career.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of done

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The show lasted for six seasons, with its finale on April 24, 1977, but Saint James had departed early over a contract dispute.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
That would be Anthony Vaccarello, who departed Saint Laurent earlier this month after a decade as creative director.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026