Synonyms of peels (off)

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of peel (off)

as in removes

to rid oneself of (a garment)

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removes
• shrugs off
• puts off
• kicks (off)
• takes off
• doffs
• sheds
• strips
• husks
• douses
• undresses
• disrobes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throws (on)
• slips (into)
• puts on
• dons
• wears
• clothes
• dresses
• suits
• rigs
• arrays
• robes
• attires
• apparels
• bedecks
• garbs

peels off

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of peel off

as in exits

to leave a place often for another

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exits
• moves
• departs
• goes
• walks out
• gets
• gets off
• pushes off
• cuts out
• bails out
• pulls out
• bugs off
• goes off
• takes off
• digs out
• clears off
• runs along
• beats it
• pushes on
• sallies (forth)
• parts
• shoves (off)
• clears out
• steps (along)
• starts
• escapes
• buggers off
• evacuates
• takes a powder
• flees
• buzzes (off)
• packs (up or off)
• takes a hike
• quits
• hits the road
• bugs out
• flies
• bails
• sets out
• books
• pulls stakes
• vamooses
• pikes (out or off)
• strikes out
• runs away
• withdraws
• retires
• gets out
• lights out
• retreats
• goes out
• scarpers
• skips
• emigrates
• steps out
• mizzles
• removes
• abandons
• deserts
• absconds
• scats
• vacates
• forsakes
• decamps
• scrams
• adjourns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes
• turns up
• arrives
• remains
• shows up
• stays
• dwells
• approaches
• abides
• settles
• closes
• lands
• reaches
• nears
• hits
• lodges
• tarries

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of peels (off)

Verb

Bill Ackman peels off his suit jacket in the afternoon sunshine, and hands it to a chauffeur parked outside his office in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Octavia Spencer immediately peels off her jacket after entering the room and realizing there are no cameras present for our interview. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

As soon as his man peels off to help at the rim after penetration, Kessler goes straight to the rim and is ready to catch and finish. — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 2 July 2026

At a junction where a dirt road peels off the highway near the mining town of Hitsats, in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a young man named Filimon Guesh pushed his way to the front of a crowd of protesters. — Claire Wilmot & Gisa Tunbridge, The Dial, 12 June 2026

For people managing diabetes or tracking metabolic health, a CGM that peels off in the shower, slides loose during a workout or catches on a doorframe means lost data, gaps in glucose readings and an expensive replacement. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 28 May 2026

The Bioré® Paint & Peel Pimple Patch solves this problem with its innovative formula that goes on like a liquid spot treatment and peels off like a pimple patch. — Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Feb. 2026

The impressive North American tree, thriving in growing zones 4 through 8, is renowned for its unique gray bark that peels off in shaggy plates. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 21 Jan. 2026

Manucurist even has its own safe gel polish that doesn’t contain harmful chemicals and peels off easily without acetone. — Melony Forcier, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026