PAID OFF Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

paid off

verb

past tense of pay off

as in paid

to give what is owed for I finally paid off the loan

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repudiated

as in bribed

to influence someone with a bribe she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked

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Recent Examples of paid off The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee also scrapped some ad buys in both states down the stretch, decisions that paid off as the party won both seats early on Tuesday night. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026 The earnest effort of the youngest Bulls players paid off in spurts. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 Now, next week's midterm election stands as the clearest test yet of whether that balancing act has paid off. — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 But more than two decades later, that project’s ill fate appears to have paid off handsomely. — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026 The aggression paid off as Kansas converted five fourth downs while improving to 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Big 12. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 The judge added that interest on the penalty shall accrue at the rate of 15% each year until the fine is paid off in full. — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026 Luckily, her extensive research and attention to detail paid off. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026 And that gamble paid off handsomely when the movie quickly made back ten times its budget. — Blake J. Harris, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026

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Nakase changed her starting lineup in a move that paid huge dividends after Golden State fell behind 2-1, inserting Kaila Charles and Tiffany Hayes and bringing Kayla Thornton and Cecilia Zandalasini off the bench.

— Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Laroche later paid nearly $800, including interest, for the car taxes and said the issue had been overblown.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

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In exchange, the indictment said, the bettors bribed Beasley — and his debts to Davis were reduced or eliminated.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
By automating tasks that once required human discretion, rulers can replace unreliable intermediaries with faithful algorithms that cannot be bribed or manipulated.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026