Synonyms of peeling (off)

peeling (off) 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of peel (off)

as in removing

to rid oneself of (a garment)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removing
• putting off
• kicking (off)
• taking off
• shrugging off
• doffing
• shedding
• stripping
• dousing
• husking
• undressing
• disrobing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throwing (on)
• slipping (into)
• putting on
• donning
• wearing
• clothing
• rigging
• dressing
• suiting
• arraying
• appareling
• robing
• attiring
• garbing
• bedecking

peeling off

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verb (2)

present participle of peel off

as in exiting

to leave a place often for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exiting
• departing
• moving
• running along
• pulling out
• walking out
• buzzing (off)
• packing (up or off)
• bailing out
• pushing off
• digging out
• stepping (along)
• pushing on
• going
• getting off
• shoving (off)
• cutting out
• getting
• bugging out
• taking off
• going off
• clearing out
• clearing off
• sallying (forth)
• beating it
• buggering off
• evacuating
• hitting the road
• bugging off
• starting
• taking a powder
• fleeing
• escaping
• taking a hike
• piking (out or off)
• pulling stakes
• parting
• bailing
• flying
• striking out
• setting out
• quitting
• running away
• booking
• vamoosing
• getting out
• withdrawing
• retiring
• going out
• scarpering
• stepping out
• retreating
• emigrating
• skipping
• lighting out
• mizzling
• removing
• abandoning
• absconding
• deserting
• vacating
• forsaking
• scramming
• decamping
• scatting
• adjourning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• showing up
• arriving
• remaining
• turning up
• staying
• settling
• lodging
• abiding
• dwelling
• closing
• approaching
• nearing
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peeling (off)

Verb

After peeling off the papery outer skin of the onion, place it on its side on a cutting board. — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Sep. 2026

If summer is about peeling off layers, fall is about bringing them back. — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026

Ultimately, Farage decided that his party would only run candidates in areas that had traditionally been strongholds for Labour, in hopes of peeling off voters who couldn’t bring themselves to vote for Conservatives. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Aug. 2026

The act of peeling off that outer layer could transfer pathogens from the produce’s skin to the edible flesh. — Sarah Garone, HEALTH, 6 Aug. 2026

Building facades don't just look weathered and soot-stained, graffiti is scrawled on them and posters are peeling off them. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Trump had said the repairs would last a century, but within days of the project’s initial completion last month, the water was beset by an algae bloom and pieces of the new coating appeared to be peeling off the bottom. — Matthew Daly, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Visitors and reporters also spotted the lining peeling off and floating to the surface. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 15 July 2026

The pool’s new blue paint appeared to be peeling off shortly after renovations as an algae bloom tainted the water green. — Tiago Ventura, Time, 14 July 2026