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

EarPlanes Plus Ear Plugs contain a ceramic inner filter that slows the shift in air pressure entering your ear during takeoff and landing, allowing your ears to adjust more gradually and less noticeably. — Brandon Schultz, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

Spirit has been in the process of auctioning off hundreds of millions in assets, including aircraft, ground equipment, airport takeoff and landing rights, and most recently, the company’s headquarters campus in Dania Beach. — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026