GOT OFF Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

got off

verb

past tense of get off

as in departed

to leave a place often for another told him to get off for home before it got dark

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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

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Recent Examples of got off That season got off to an exciting start, fueled by DeBrincat (and then Kane), and offered hope that the tide was turning. — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026 Photographer Joan Monfort told the Associated Press at the time that the session got off to an awkward start because Messi was shy around the infant. — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026 Clark got off to a hot start on Thursday under the best course conditions, shooting a 64. — Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Norman-Lott came into the league with the top pass-rush win rate among FBS interior linemen, but his season never really got off the ground because of a preseason ankle injury and torn ACL. — Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026 Clarkson joined the Knicks on the buyout market after ending his lengthy tenure with the Utah Jazz and got off to a hot scoring start to help lead the Knicks to a victory in the NBA Cup Final over the San Antonio Spurs. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026 Heather and Shannon’s relationship got off to a rocky start when the latter joined during season 9. — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026 Cape Verde, which got off just one shot in the first half, took the first three shots of the second half push its way back into the match and force extra time. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026 Sooryavanshi missed his first two balls and got off the mark with a sketchy inside edge that pinged past his off stump. — ABC News, 4 July 2026

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The vessels reportedly departed from Myanmar’s western Rakhine State in late June and were carrying mostly Rohingya passengers, according to a joint statement from the International Organization for Migration and the UN Refugee Agency Thursday.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
Historic words from mission to the moon On July 16, the astronauts had departed the Kennedy Space Center in a historic and globally watched mission to land a human on the moon for the first time.

— Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Definition of departed

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SpaceX scrubbed the launch attempt, and engineers began preparations to drain the rocket’s propellant tanks.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Tariffs on building materials such as lumber and steel, along with the inflation surge that began in 2022, have driven up the cost of renovations.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of began

Verb

Scott’s trial commenced on June 1, 2004, in Redwood City after Judge Alfred Delucchi approved a change of venue from Modesto due to the media scrutiny.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 18 July 2026
Iran has reportedly instructed Yemen's Houthis to prepare to close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the US strikes Iranian power infrastructure, which has commenced.

— Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of commenced

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Salvador Perez hit a homer off Padres reliever Matt Waldron, a two-run shot that moved the Royals captain slightly closer to the club’s all-time record.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 19 July 2026
Trump then took the microphone and moved the conversation onto Balogun’s red card.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of moved

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Lanageliers started the game at catcher and hit third in the lineup while the American League won a largely uneventful affair, 4-0, at Citizens Bank Park, home of the Phillies.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
What started as a campaign to diminish Iran’s nuclear capabilities and weaken its global terror networks has morphed into a dispute over control of one of the world’s most important trade routes.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Definition of started

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Kansas City got just a small taste of the magnetic fever over Lionel Messi, the global superstar who is regarded as one of the best ever to kick a ball.

— PJ Green July 13, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Each player got 15 swings in the second round, with batters homering on their final swings continuing until not homering.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of got

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The complex is owned by a real estate investment trust, Highlands REIT, and was opened in the 2000s.

— Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 July 2026
This was Charlesbank, which opened in 1891 and was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as a satellite to his Emerald Necklace chain of parks in Boston and Brookline.

— Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 13 July 2026