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

Kochanowicz got off to a decent start, despite getting hit in the foot by a sharp comebacker. —Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026

That was all the Twins got off Burke, who threw seven innings and struck out eight. —Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 27 May 2026

Hairstory got off to a flying start, despite being priced in the prestige range. —Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026

Kids do this instinctively; during the pandemic, my daughter, Charlie, then five years old, got off her Zoom school screen and started looking wildly around the room, picking stuff up and setting it down. —Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Starship, which has not flown in 2026, last got off the ground more than seven months ago on its 11th flight test since April 2023. —Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 13 May 2026

In an interview with Jim Cramer last week, CVS CEO David Joyner acknowledged its Aetna business got off track but said it’s now seen five quarters of improvement. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 13 May 2026

The Royals’ fast start The Royals got off a quick 2-0 lead thanks to solo homers by Witt and Salvador Perez in the top of the first inning. —Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2026

But the Sabres got off to another fast start in the second when Jordan Greenway scored through a screen on a shot that tipped off Jakub Dobeš’ glove. —Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 7 May 2026