TAKE OFF (ON) Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

take off (on)

verb

Definition of take off (on)

as in to mimic

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Others edited footage of themselves dodging police barricades to mimic the popular endless runner mobile game Subway Surfers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The unexpected nature of the photographs mimics the discovery of what lies on the open road.

— Sarah Silbiger, CNN Money, 25 July 2026

Definition of mimic

Verb

Grande said, parodying one of his lines from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
As for her hair, Electra’s waist-length tresses were streaked with red dye—a clever ode to the bloody slasher films parodied in the Scary Movie franchise.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 15 July 2026

Definition of parody

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The roughly 45-second animation — projected without authorization — looped for more than 30 minutes and satirized the State of the Union.

— Oren Peleg, HollywoodReporter, 6 June 2026
The best mockumentaries satirize the conventions of everyday life to gut-busting effect.

— Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026

Definition of satirize

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Creator culture can imitate the feeling of belonging without creating the lasting structure of belonging.

— Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Technology that augments humans spreads prosperity, but technology built to imitate and substitute for them concentrates it.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of imitate

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Former attorneys in the division said the desire to target California was obvious to them.

— Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026
The Comfier Shiatsu Back Massager has dual motors and 3D massage rollers that travel along an extended track to target your upper back, lower back or both at once, while soothing heat therapy helps ease muscle tension.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

Definition of target

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Nevin remembered the songwriter as a melancholic genius, and insisted that Foster did not merely caricature Black Americans but used their vernacular to convey universal themes.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
The edge, as well as the humor, were in the sketches themselves — sometimes caricature, sometimes commentary, sometimes both.

— Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026

Definition of caricature

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Critics and fanboy media thrashed Supergirl not just for its Guardians of the Galaxy touchstones, but also for aping Mad Max.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 June 2026
The track apes the softly anthemic approach of U2, Coldplay, and the National—until all of that elegant uplift topples like an overly ambitious wedding cake.

— Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026

Definition of ape

Verb

In 2023, he was found napping across a Hobart driveway for hours, blocking a local woman from getting to work, and was relocated after people and dogs began harassing him at another beach.

— Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Today is reviewing the studio’s security measures after an intruder broke in on Thursday and reportedly harassed co-host Craig Melvin.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 16 July 2026

Definition of harass

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