PEELED (OFF) Synonyms: 117 Similar and Opposite Words

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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

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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

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Recent Examples of peeled (off)

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For months, boisterous fellows at Angels Stadium peeled off their shirts and begged Moreno to sell. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeled (off)

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His lone interception was the only blemish before the Longhorns removed him with a 42-7 third-quarter lead.

— Manny Navarro, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Crews first removed the suspension system from an underground launch facility earlier this year.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of removed

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Janai Norman exited the program in April after her contract was not renewed.

— Ted Johnson, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
Martin Herlihy, who previously appeared on-screen for four seasons as a member of Please Don’t Destroy and worked in the writers room on Season 51, has also exited the show.

— Selome Hailu, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of exited

Verb

After his namesake business went into administration in May 2024 and Leane departed that August, the designer took time to recalibrate.

— Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2026
Craig Mulholland, the head of development and talent management, departed at the end of the season to take on a new role as chief football officer at the Scottish FA.

— Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of departed

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Michigan was 80 yards from the end zone with 10 seconds remaining and hadn’t moved the ball at all since its first drive.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Had moved from my very small town in northern Va to the big city of Richmond to begin my new career as a management trainee with a local bank at the princely sum of $11,000 per year at age 22.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of moved

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The rationale being that Frank Lampard got his tactics spot on at the Etihad and on another day – a day when Coventry were more decisive in front of goal – their head coach would have been celebrating an unlikely result.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The Niners left California last Wednesday, arrived in Australia on Friday and were set for their first practice of game week on Monday at AAMI Park in Melbourne feeling mostly refreshed after players got a day to explore the city.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of got

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Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
After that, Brown went silent, not answering any of Redding’s phone calls or text messages.

— Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of went

Verb

In April, Williams hammered out a two-year extension that pushed off retirement talk and let the 49ers focus elsewhere in the draft instead of splurging on a replacement.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
When rates increase or stay elevated, life events, like home purchases or renovations, that drive the bulk of Home Depot's business get pushed off, if not canceled altogether.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 July 2026

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