Synonyms of take off

take off 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another

I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in to remove

to rid oneself of (a garment)

take off your coat and stay awhile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• remove
• put off
• peel (off)
• shrug off
• kick (off)
• shed
• doff
• strip
• douse
• husk
• undress
• disrobe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throw (on)
• put on
• slip (into)
• don
• wear
• array
• suit
• rig
• apparel
• dress
• clothe
• attire
• garb
• robe
• bedeck

3

as in to subtract

to take away (an amount or number) from a total

the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtract
• deduct
• reduce
• discount
• decrease
• abate
• cut down
• cut back
• knock off
• diminish
• lessen
• knock down
• lower
• dwindle
• shorten
• cut
• slash
• dock
• clip
• downsize
• crop
• prune
• truncate
• curtail
• trim
• abridge
• pare
• abbreviate
• whittle
• retrench

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• add
• tack (on)
• supplement
• complement
• append
• annex
• enhance
• increase
• intensify
• expand
• raise
• heighten
• magnify
• multiply
• augment
• adjoin
• boost
• enlarge
• amplify
• escalate
• compound
• beef (up)
• aggrandize

4

as in to rob

slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rob
• steal (from)
• rip off
• knock over
• sack
• knock off
• rifle
• burglarize
• loot
• stick up
• plunder
• break in
• strip
• burgle
• exploit
• cheat
• pluck
• defraud
• stick
• ransack
• skin
• hold up
• sting
• despoil
• spoil
• pillage
• swindle
• ravish
• squeeze
• bleed
• chisel
• hustle
• shortchange
• fleece
• rook
• mulct
• roll
• cozen
• mug

takeoff

2 of 2

noun

ˈtāk-ˌȯf 

1

as in launch

a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket)

make sure your tray table is safely put away during takeoff

Synonyms & Similar Words

• launch
• liftoff
• blastoff
• ascent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• landing
• crash
• splashdown

2

as in parody

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect

a sitcom that's a takeoff of an old TV show from the 1960s

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parody
• spoof
• satire
• burlesque
• rib
• caricature
• send-up
• imitation
• travesty
• sketch
• put-on
• comedy
• distortion
• exaggeration
• farce
• lampoon
• impersonation
• mockery
• slapstick
• humor
• squib
• mimicking

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of take off

Verb

Those inside the studio have maintained the film, which didn’t take off on the streaming service until several weeks into its run, needed time to find an audience, and that wouldn’t have been likely to happen in theaters. —Aaron Couch, HollywoodReporter, 12 Mar. 2026

At one point during the pursuit, the driver stopped at a gas station before taking off again through surface streets. —Julie Sharp, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026

Noun

Set for a March 22 takeoff, the Progress will dock with and resupply the International Space Station. —Leonard David, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026

Archer Aviation – The developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft saw shares drop more than 12%. —Christina Cheddar Berk, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2026