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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adequate
• all right
• fine
• okay
• 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
• marvellous
• 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
• useable

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
• sizeable
• 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
• vulgar
• racy
• salty
• bawdy
• ribald
• lewd
• off-colored
• nasty
• warm
• coarse
• risqué
• crude
• gamy
• off-color
• dirty
• obscene
• foul
• gamey
• filthy
• pornographic
• 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
• straitlaced
• genteel
• seemly
• decorous
• straightlaced

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

Examples of off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days is brimming with lighting deals, like this dimmable floor lamp with an anti-skid pad that’s 56% off through tonight. —Alicia Geigel, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Oct. 2024

Armen Living Butterfly Dining Chair $318 $123 Amazon At more than 60% off, this rounded dining chair with a midcentury-esque shape is a yes from us. —Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2024

Adjective

What is clear, the Jeddah meet and the back channel diplomacy buys diplomatic space and time to develop an off ramp that has a least a little traction for now. —Nic Robertson, CNN, 8 Aug. 2024

Athletes have been shown having fun on their off days, cheering on their competing comrades and hanging out with the network’s breakout Olympics coverage star, Snoop Dogg. —Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2024

Verb

The 12th Amendment was ratified on June 15, 1804 and Burr offed Hamilton the next month. —New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024

Various minor relatives have been unceremoniously offed by other members of the clan. —Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2016