Synonyms of push off

push off

verb

as in to move

to leave a place often for another

let's push off while it's still early enough to beat the evening rush

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of push off

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

Staying level-headed as teams weigh their many options, continuing to work on one’s game and pushing off vacations during free-agency years are some of his biggest takeaways. — Pj Green july 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 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

Investigators say Collins and Tocci had been drinking with a group of friends before the two climbed into a canoe and pushed off onto Lake Hayward in East Haddam the night of March 21. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026