Synonyms of got off

got off

verb

past tense of get off

1

as in departed

to leave a place often for another

told him to get off for home before it got dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departed
• exited
• moved
• got
• went
• pulled out
• went off
• stepped (along)
• walked out
• pushed off
• ran along
• dug out
• peeled off
• cut out
• pushed on
• started
• packed (up or off)
• escaped
• took off
• evacuated
• shoved (off)
• fled
• cleared off
• bailed out
• cleared out
• buzzed (off)
• quit
• parted
• beat it
• sallied (forth)
• buggered off
• flew
• bailed
• hit the road
• set out
• took a powder
• took a hike
• bugged out
• pulled stakes
• retired
• bugged off
• got out
• booked
• withdrew
• went out
• struck out
• ran away
• retreated
• emigrated
• piked (out or off)
• scarpered
• stepped out
• skipped
• vamoosed
• removed
• abandoned
• lit
• deserted
• mizzled
• absconded
• decamped
• vacated
• forsook
• scrammed
• scatted
• adjourned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came
• arrived
• turned up
• showed up
• remained
• stayed
• settled
• lodged
• closed
• approached
• reached
• hit
• dwelled
• landed
• abided
• tarried
• neared

2

as in began

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• commenced
• started
• fell (to)
• got to
• set about
• opened
• entered (into or upon)
• launched
• struck (into)
• embarked (on or upon)
• got going
• led off
• kicked off
• created
• initiated
• generated
• adopted
• organized
• originated
• established
• invented
• took on
• took up
• founded
• inaugurated
• got around (to)
• instituted
• set up
• got down (to)
• spawned
• pioneered
• got round (to)
• innovated
• embraced
• fathered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finished
• ended
• laid off
• concluded
• terminated
• stopped
• ceased
• completed
• discontinued
• left
• halted
• closed
• quit
• knocked off
• abandoned
• destroyed
• desisted
• abolished
• extinguished
• phased out
• demolished
• forsook
• exterminated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of got off

Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison, who orchestrated the Doncic trade, was fired after the team got off to a slow start this season. —Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2026

General manager Nico Harrison, the orchestrator of the deal, was fired in November after Dallas got off to a slow start. —CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026

Because Brunson got off the ball again and again to deliver the Knicks’ their first victory of the new calendar year. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 8 Jan. 2026

As is often the case with spinoffs, due to turnover in the shareholder base, trading in the new company initially got off to a shaky start. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2026

The team got off to a fast start, winning three and drawing one of their first four league matches, but their form under Mason tailed off substantially and now find themselves just seven points above the relegation zone. —Leon Imber, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026

The Will Wade coaching era got off to a red-hot start on Monday night as the NC State Wolfpack absolutely dominated North Carolina Central in their 2025-26 regular-season opener. —Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025

The Rainbows got off to a 3-1 start in nonconference play, opening the season with a 23-20 home win over Stanford. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025

The Citrus Heights resident got off work two hours early to drive her boyfriend to the Citrus Heights Event Center to vote. —Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2025