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

In exchange for the death penalty being taken off the table, Kohberger will serve four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for the four counts of first-degree murder and one count of felony burglary. —Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026

In 2025, Meriem Bennani was the emcee, and the event was held at a working commercial helicopter facility, where aircraft landed and took off during the event. —Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 16 Apr. 2026

Noun

According to the outlet, Lyonne boarded a red-eye flight at Los Angeles International Airport, where flight attendants asked her to close her laptop and fasten her seatbelt before takeoff. —Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026

Lyonne reportedly didn't respond to flight attendants when asked to close her laptop or fasten her seatbelt for takeoff. —Sharareh Drury, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026