Synonyms of takes off

takes off

verb

present tense third-person singular of take off

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exits
• departs
• moves
• goes
• goes off
• gets
• gets off
• pushes off
• runs along
• peels off
• parts
• pulls out
• bugs off
• pushes on
• walks out
• starts
• clears off
• shoves (off)
• digs out
• escapes
• cuts out
• bails out
• sallies (forth)
• takes a hike
• steps (along)
• takes a powder
• flees
• clears out
• evacuates
• packs (up or off)
• buggers off
• quits
• beats it
• flies
• buzzes (off)
• bails
• hits the road
• books
• bugs out
• sets out
• strikes out
• pulls stakes
• goes out
• vamooses
• runs away
• withdraws
• retires
• gets out
• scarpers
• pikes (out or off)
• retreats
• skips
• emigrates
• lights out
• steps out
• deserts
• abandons
• removes
• absconds
• mizzles
• scats
• vacates
• forsakes
• scrams
• decamps
• adjourns

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comes
• remains
• turns up
• arrives
• shows up
• stays
• dwells
• approaches
• settles
• abides
• closes
• lands
• reaches
• nears
• hits
• lodges
• tarries

2

as in removes

to rid oneself of (a garment)

take off your coat and stay awhile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removes
• peels (off)
• puts off
• shrugs off
• doffs
• kicks (off)
• sheds
• strips
• husks
• douses
• undresses
• disrobes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• throws (on)
• slips (into)
• puts on
• dons
• wears
• clothes
• suits
• dresses
• rigs
• arrays
• robes
• bedecks
• attires
• garbs
• apparels

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• subtracts
• deducts
• knocks off
• reduces
• discounts
• cuts down
• decreases
• abates
• knocks down
• diminishes
• cuts back
• lessens
• shortens
• clips
• dwindles
• lowers
• crops
• prunes
• slashes
• truncates
• downsizes
• docks
• abridges
• abbreviates
• cuts
• pares
• curtails
• trims
• whittles
• retrenches

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adds
• tacks (on)
• appends
• adjoins
• complements
• supplements
• annexes
• enhances
• increases
• intensifies
• heightens
• raises
• expands
• magnifies
• augments
• compounds
• amplifies
• escalates
• multiplies
• enlarges
• boosts
• beefs (up)
• aggrandizes

4

as in robs

slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robs
• steals (from)
• rips off
• knocks over
• knocks off
• burglarizes
• rifles
• sacks
• burgles
• breaks in
• strips
• sticks up
• loots
• plunders
• exploits
• despoils
• ransacks
• spoils
• cheats
• plucks
• sticks
• holds up
• ravishes
• shortchanges
• stings
• defrauds
• swindles
• cozens
• squeezes
• hustles
• bleeds
• chisels
• skins
• pillages
• fleeces
• mulcts
• rolls
• rooks
• mugs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of takes off

Brian takes off for Castle Leathers with Murtagh at his side, and Ellen returns to Castle Leoch to face her brothers. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026

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