OFFED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

offed

verb

past tense of off, slang

as in assassinated

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

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On July 7, 2021, Moïse was assassinated inside his second-floor bedroom.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
He was assassinated in Paris in February 1984, shot on a street outside his residence close to the Eiffel Tower.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of assassinated

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Shortly after, in his final snaps under center as a Bronco, Zabransky made two completions and then perfectly executed the Statue of Liberty handoff to cement his place in Boise State’s history.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 3 Oct. 2026
Earlier this week, IRNA reported that Iran had executed two other men over violence during the January protests.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

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Kabul and the United Nations Mission in Afghanistan said the strikes in Helmand and Kunar provinces had killed at least 10 civilians, most of them children.

— MUNIR AHMED, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
But is any of that enough when a Western Union telegram brings news of Aron’s death, killed in a battle in France?

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

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