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

Cristobal also didn’t think watching live that wide receiver Malachi Toney pushed off on his defender in the third quarter for an offensive pass interference call that wiped out a touchdown. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

Brunson was pushed off to the side in other sketches, which wouldn’t have been that big of a deal if the sketches themselves had been stronger. — Rima Parikh, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026

Waiters circulated with trays of fig-leaf fizzes as the boat pushed off. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

And with the midterm elections quickly approaching, both sides of the aisle appear inclined to push off the fight for now. — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 8 Aug. 2026