Synonyms of peel (off)

peel (off) 1 of 2

verb (1)

as in to remove

to rid oneself of (a garment)

peeled off the wet clothes and tossed them over the shower rod

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remove
• kick (off)
• put off
• take off
• shrug off
• doff
• shed
• strip
• douse
• husk
• undress
• disrobe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throw (on)
• put on
• slip (into)
• don
• wear
• array
• rig
• apparel
• suit
• dress
• clothe
• attire
• garb
• robe
• bedeck

peel off

2 of 2

verb (2)

as in to move

to leave a place often for another

it's rude to peel off like that without thanking your host

Synonyms & Similar Words

• move
• exit
• depart
• get
• go
• get off
• pull out
• walk out
• push off
• run along
• cut out
• bail out
• go off
• dig out
• push on
• clear off
• clear out
• shove (off)
• evacuate
• escape
• take off
• step (along)
• start
• beat it
• sally (forth)
• flee
• part
• pike (out or off)
• bail
• quit
• bugger off
• buzz (off)
• bug off
• bug out
• pack (up or off)
• fly
• take a powder
• take a hike
• set out
• hit the road
• book
• strike out
• pull stakes
• withdraw
• retire
• get out
• begone
• run away
• retreat
• emigrate
• skip
• scarper
• step out
• go out
• vamoose
• remove
• light out
• abandon
• desert
• abscond
• vacate
• forsake
• scram
• decamp
• scat
• adjourn
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• show up
• arrive
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• settle
• dwell
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• tarry
• near

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peel (off)

Verb

Instead, Rehmet dominated with independents and peeled off enough past GOP voters in winning a seat that a Democrat hadn’t held since Ronald Reagan was president. —Jeremy Wallace, Houston Chronicle, 3 Feb. 2026

Advertisement Under the Senate plan, funding for DHS would be peeled off from the broader appropriations and extended for just two weeks, giving lawmakers and the White House time to debate changes to immigration enforcement. —Nik Popli, Time, 30 Jan. 2026

The innocent girl turned jaded seductress, peeling off her sheer black lingerie to pose for the camera. —Literary Hub, 27 Jan. 2026

The skin should peel off easily. —Kathryn Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Jan. 2026