Synonyms of off

off 1 of 3

adverb

ˈȯf 

as in away

from this or that place

move off a few yards before I throw the football

Synonyms & Similar Words

• away
• down
• out
• fro
• apart
• hence
• aside
• elsewhere
• abroad
• afield
• astray
• afar

off

2 of 3

adjective

1

as in wrong

falling short of a standard

the milk tasted off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrong
• unacceptable
• poor
• lame
• bad
• deficient
• from hunger
• wanting
• bastard
• terrible
• horrible
• disastrous
• awful
• sour
• ill
• pathetic
• bush
• flawed
• inferior
• wack
• brutal
• lacking
• crummy
• wretched
• unsatisfactory
• substandard
• dreadful
• short
• lousy
• suboptimal
• below par
• paltry
• punk
• subpar
• rotten
• inadequate
• defective
• insufficient
• bum
• useless
• dissatisfactory
• lesser
• gross
• miserable
• worthless
• bush-league
• common
• horrendous
• stinky
• abysmal
• damnable
• gnarly
• faulty
• atrocious
• unspeakable
• detestable
• mediocre
• meager
• crappy
• shoddy
• spare
• egregious
• vile
• deplorable
• sucky
• coarse
• trashy
• low-grade
• flagrant
• cheesy
• skimpy
• execrable
• low-rent
• valueless
• bitchin'
• odious
• stingy
• second-rate
• abominable
• sleazy
• miserly
• fake
• shabby
• rubbishy
• reprehensible
• mean
• villainous
• junky
• scanty
• scurrilous
• phony
• counterfeit
• skimp
• cut-rate
• sham
• miscreant

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adequate
• all right
• fine
• acceptable
• standard
• top
• decent
• satisfactory
• OK
• great
• respectable
• better
• tolerable
• perfect
• excellent
• passable
• classical
• prime
• sufficient
• special
• classic
• superior
• banner
• splendid
• grand
• divine
• wonderful
• keen
• terrific
• superb
• mean
• choice
• neat
• fancy
• swell
• sterling
• slick
• boss
• par excellence
• first-class
• stellar
• average
• heavenly
• fabulous
• capital
• premium
• noble
• sensational
• dandy
• marvelous
• minimal
• exceptional
• superlative
• unsurpassed
• A1
• nifty
• fair
• suitable
• worthy
• high-grade
• useful
• middling
• mediocre
• borderline
• first-rate
• groovy
• top-notch
• tip-top
• high-test
• crackerjack
• bang-up
• supernal
• jim-dandy
• satisfying
• gratifying
• unexceptional
• so-so

2

as in dormant

not being in a state of use, activity, or employment

the computer is off, so you'll have to turn it on in order to use it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dormant
• idle
• unused
• dead
• vacant
• out of commission
• free
• inactive
• at rest
• fallow
• on the shelf
• latent
• inert
• inoperative
• suspended
• asleep
• useless
• arrested
• interrupted
• slow
• unoccupied
• unusable
• lifeless
• comatose
• quiescent
• sleepy
• moribund
• unworkable
• inoperable
• abeyant
• dull

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• on
• operating
• active
• working
• busy
• going
• functioning
• alive
• operative
• employed
• operational
• living
• functional
• running
• workable
• operable
• industrious
• practical
• useful
• vigorous
• feasible
• energetic
• viable
• usable
• assiduous
• sedulous

3

as in erroneous

not being in agreement with what is true

that claim that everyone is actually related to everyone else seems a bit off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erroneous
• wrong
• inaccurate
• incorrect
• false
• off base
• misleading
• untrue
• invalid
• distorted
• inexact
• untruthful
• unsound
• lying
• awry
• fictitious
• deceptive
• fraudulent
• spurious
• specious
• counterfactual
• illusory
• amiss
• askew
• invented
• fallacious
• delusive
• unproven
• dishonest
• untested
• mendacious
• deceitful
• unconfirmed
• delusory
• fabricated
• made-up
• trumped-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• proper
• correct
• true
• valid
• sound
• accurate
• exact
• precise
• factual
• demonstrated
• confirmed
• established
• tested
• perfect
• errorless
• veracious
• proven
• impeccable
• flawless
• faultless
• letter-perfect

4

as in small

small in degree

on the off chance that you do get straight A's, you can skip a grade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• small
• outside
• slim
• slight
• remote
• negligible
• minimal
• fragile
• marginal
• tiny
• minor
• little
• frail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• good
• large
• great
• significant
• distinct
• considerable
• substantial
• sizable
• healthy
• respectable
• goodly
• tidy
• largish

5

as in spicy

hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent

a telltale smirk suggested that there was something off about his parting shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spicy
• suggestive
• blue
• naughty
• racy
• vulgar
• salty
• bawdy
• ribald
• lewd
• nasty
• warm
• risqué
• coarse
• gamy
• crude
• off-color
• dirty
• obscene
• foul
• pornographic
• filthy
• gross
• earthy
• barnyard
• stag
• leering
• locker-room
• indecent
• gutter
• raunchy
• immodest
• coarse-grained
• smutty
• lascivious
• prurient
• unpublishable
• unprintable
• indelicate
• indecorous
• X-rated
• porny

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• decent
• innocuous
• proper
• nonobscene
• correct
• inoffensive
• staid
• Victorian
• puritanical
• prudish
• prim
• nice
• priggish
• respectable
• G-rated
• polite
• genteel
• seemly
• decorous
• straitlaced

off

3 of 3

verb

slang

as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately

the hit man was rumored to have offed at least three people in the last year alone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• slay
• get
• execute
• kill
• whack
• put away
• take out
• ice
• terminate
• dispatch
• snuff
• do away with
• liquidate
• neutralize
• destroy
• shoot
• bump off
• slaughter
• knock off
• rub out
• fell
• do in
• blow away
• cut down
• croak
• carry off
• shoot down
• blot out
• eliminate
• smite
• claim
• butcher
• eradicate
• wipe out
• zap
• mow (down)
• massacre
• exterminate
• annihilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• raise
• revive
• animate
• resurrect
• resuscitate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of off

Adverb

The mother of two took several months off from the Today show to be with her family in Arizona amid the ongoing investigation. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026

Hargitay was mostly a great host, but overall the balance of the show was quite off, with awards stuffed into the first half at record speed and then an awkward 20+ minute gap without them as the night got later. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Adjective

Last night, the actor attended the 2026 Kering Foundation’s annual Caring for Women dinner in New York, ushering in fashion month with a considerably higher-octane look than her recent off-duty fare. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2026

Even college baseball — with its shorter schedule and regular off days — is no stand-in for the grind of a minor league season, which includes at least twice as many games as an elite NCAA program plays in a year. — Chad Jennings, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Verb

The masked murderer attempted to kill Sidney (Neve Campbell) in a bathroom in the original 1996 Scream, and succeeded in offing Phil (Omar Epps) in a movie theater bathroom stall in the 1997 sequel. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026

Keen observers, Anglophiles, and anyone who watches movies made before 1972 will notice more than a casual similarity to Kind Hearts and Coronets, the old Ealing comedy in which an enterprising young Dennis Price attempts to off his relatives in order to claim the family fortune. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026