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
• knock off
• sack
• rifle
• burglarize
• stick up
• loot
• plunder
• break in
• strip
• burgle
• exploit
• pluck
• cheat
• defraud
• stick
• ransack
• skin
• hold up
• sting
• despoil
• spoil
• pillage
• swindle
• ravish
• bleed
• squeeze
• 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

The plane took some time to take off, turbulence with a 5-7 mark in 2022 that was followed by a 7-6 year, but Miami produced a 10-3 record in 2024 and last year went 13-3 as the team fell just shy of the program’s sixth national title. — Bob Ferrante, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Authorities said the plane took off from Page Field in Fort Myers and was headed to Bimini Airport in the Bahamas. — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Noun

An image from a National Transportation Safety Board report into an incident in which a passenger was nearly sucked out of a broken window of Ryanair Flight 1879 on July 10, 2026, just after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece. — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

In July, JetBlue won the bidding for Spirit’s landing and takeoff rights at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026