TAKES OFF Synonyms: 201 Similar and Opposite Words

takes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of take off

as in exits

to leave a place often for another I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again

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as in removes

to rid oneself of (a garment) take off your coat and stay awhile

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as in subtracts

to take away (an amount or number) from a total the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon

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as in robs

slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint

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Recent Examples of takes off Oviedo’s Camari Solomon takes the pitch from Sebastian Galeano, makes several guys miss and takes off for the 80 yard touchdown run. — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Then Bill Eppridge, the photographer, went up, pointed to me, went into the plane, the door closed, and takes off into the night. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 When a target passes, the drone takes off, pursues the vehicle, and strikes it with its onboard munition. — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 When Krem takes off in Kara’s spacecraft, a rusted hulk that’s like an interplanetary RV, and shoots her beloved dog Krypto with a lethal tranquilizer that will result in agonizing death in three days, Kara joins Ruthye on her revenge quest. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2026 There is a similar silence after Maggie’s mother takes off. — Literary Hub, 3 June 2026 The characters are like those in a deck of wild cards designed by Salvador Dalí, but somehow the game Ionesco prepares never takes off here. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026 Meet the man whose calculations quietly determine how, and whether, your next flight takes off. — Toni Odejimi, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2026 In the clip, Gelli Haha and her backup dancers twirl around vibrant decor in the sky before the singer hops behind the steering wheel of a huge, fluffy cloud and takes off on a trippy voyage. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 25 Mar. 2026

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In many ways, the Connor Hellebuyck situation is more painful than other high-profile NHL exits of late.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
On that Sunday in March, Wright’s tour group exits her van and moves to the beachside memorial site.

— Sonjirose Chin, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026

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First, the continuous scouring action of the water jet removes slag and oxidized sputtering residues, producing a clean processing interface with smooth inner walls and vertical groove profiles.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
Jacobs, placed on the commissioner’s exempt list Sunday, can’t practice or play until NFL commissioner Roger Goodell removes him from the list.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of removes

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Gross margin is the percentage of revenue left after a company subtracts its direct costs, so the higher the margin the better for the company.

— John Magsam, Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2026
Vitae and Willpower/Health merge into a single resource, Difficulty subtracts dice from a pool rather than raising a target number, and players roll nearly all of the dice at the table.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of subtracts

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But the rollicking jollity that accompanies the final two acts, which includes the entrance of pirates and the abduction of Marina to a brothel, robs the ending of some of its pathos.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Parkinson’s is a neurologic disease that robs people of control over their movements.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

Definition of robs

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Or, if your flight departs from an EU country and arrives in the UK (operated by either an EU or a non-EU airline).

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
One of the world’s most exclusive trains departs from Tokyo, carrying just 34 guests on an extraordinary culinary journey through Japan’s quieter landscapes.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of departs

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What happened Imagine an ATM that checks your balance, dispenses the money, then deducts the amount from your account.

— Emin Gün Sirer, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026
The state’s homestead market-value exclusion program automatically deducts a certain amount of value for the purpose of calculating property taxes.

— Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Apr. 2026

Definition of deducts

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Colorado moves way up to one spot ahead of Georgia Tech after blocking the final field goal for the road win over the Yellow Jackets.

— Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Buoyed by her leadership of the multi-billion-dollar expansion project last decade, Espino moves up from deputy administrator to take full command of the canal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026