TAKEOFFS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

takeoffs

noun

plural of takeoff

as in launches

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

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as in parodies

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

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Recent Examples of takeoffs Last summer, O'Hare peaked at approximately 2,680 total takeoffs and landings. —

Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 In this event, speed into the takeoffs changes with wind and snow, and a run that looks identical on TV can feel completely different under a board. —

Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026 In a demonstration Wednesday, an Indonesian Air Force F-16 fighter and a Super Tucano attack plane performed successful landings and takeoffs from a toll road in Lampung province on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. —

Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026 This January, Chicago O'Hare International Airport declared itself America's busiest airport based on preliminary FAA operations data for takeoffs and landings, but its passenger count was still lower than Atlanta's, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. —

Eve Chen, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026 Those bumpy and rough landings and takeoffs out of Hollywood Burbank Airport are the chatter of legendary social media rants. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2026 As the world’s sixth-busiest airport for takeoffs and landings, Charlotte’s demand for parking also remains high. —

Chase Jordan february 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 Feb. 2026 In 2025, the airport had its busiest year ever, with 108,902 operations — in other words, takeoffs and landings — according to the city. —

Richard Webner, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Feb. 2026 Inside my briefcase was a fat folder that contained all my material takeoffs, the bids from subs, and a dot-matrix printout of a basic spreadsheet showing all of the costs, along with the total cost. —

Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Feb. 2026

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Still, air-raid sirens and explosions could be heard Wednesday across central and northern Israel, which said missile launches from Iran were continuing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2026
The stage is nearly equal in diameter to Orion and its service module, has been proven reliable on all of ULA's Vulcan missions to date, and doesn't need to be designed from scratch to support the needs of future Artemis launches.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2026