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

When driving off his back foot, Wicks was pushing off his toe. —Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

Student reporters at PantherNOW, FIU’s student newspaper, have reported that as space is prioritized for freshmen and parts of University Apartments are prepared for demolition, more upperclassmen are being pushed off campus. —Johane Saintil, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026

Skaters glide along the ice to build momentum, then twist themselves up like springs and push off with explosive muscle movements. —Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026

Even then, smooth and slick with residual fats and oils, the bones slide around too easily to allow people to simply push off with their feet alone. —Mark Hay, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2026