Synonyms of peeled (off)

peeled (off) 1 of 2

verb (1)

past tense of peel (off)

as in removed

to rid oneself of (a garment)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removed
• put off
• kicked (off)
• shrugged off
• doffed
• took off
• shed
• doused
• stripped
• husked
• undressed
• disrobed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put on
• slipped (into)
• threw (on)
• wore
• donned
• dressed
• suited
• clothed
• rigged
• arrayed
• attired
• robed
• garbed
• bedecked
• appareled

peeled off

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verb (2)

past tense of peel off

as in exited

to leave a place often for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exited
• departed
• moved
• pulled out
• got
• went
• pushed off
• got off
• walked out
• stepped (along)
• packed (up or off)
• bailed out
• dug out
• cut out
• ran along
• went off
• pushed on
• evacuated
• escaped
• buzzed (off)
• cleared off
• started
• sallied (forth)
• shoved (off)
• cleared out
• fled
• beat it
• buggered off
• quit
• bailed
• parted
• set out
• took off
• bugged out
• bugged off
• pulled stakes
• hit the road
• flew
• took a powder
• retired
• took a hike
• booked
• withdrew
• piked (out or off)
• struck out
• ran away
• got out
• emigrated
• retreated
• scarpered
• stepped out
• went out
• skipped
• vamoosed
• removed
• abandoned
• mizzled
• lit
• decamped
• absconded
• deserted
• vacated
• forsook
• scrammed
• scatted
• adjourned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came
• arrived
• turned up
• showed up
• remained
• stayed
• settled
• closed
• lodged
• approached
• reached
• hit
• landed
• dwelled
• abided
• tarried
• neared

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peeled (off)

Verb

Many of the spines had peeled off, and Nidhi could see the string and glue that held the pages together. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

The Kia peeled off north on Burr Street to Interstate 80, and then without warning, its driver made a right turn onto the I-80 westbound exit ramp and got on the expressway going the wrong way, state police said. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026

The pool was drained after the July Fourth fireworks, weeks after pieces of the lining peeled off and algae turned the water green. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 30 July 2026

Once roasted, the skins can be peeled off and the internal ribs and seeds can be easily removed. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026

Their interpretation looks like vinyl letters from a past show peeled off the wall but left on the floor, unpatched holes in the drywall, and accumulating dirt and dust. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 29 July 2026

In five of the spots, the dark blue Pipeliner 5000 coating had peeled off to reveal more of the same material. — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026

New discs do not sound good with paper in them, and because these labels are pressed into records during manufacture, not stuck onto them after, they cannot simply be peeled off. — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026

The federal government won't seek a new company to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool after the water turned green with algae earlier this summer and the blue liner along its base peeled off in chunks. — Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 6 July 2026