TAKING OFF Synonyms: 203 Similar and Opposite Words

taking off

verb

present participle of take off

as in departing

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 removing

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

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as in subtracting

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 robbing

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 taking off Scooter already has three children and Sydney’s career is still taking off in a major way. — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2026 Flights are typically halted from the nearby airport when the president is taking off. — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Helicopters are no longer the only aircraft capable of taking off vertically. — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026 The glossy finish is subtle, sophisticated, and exactly why the trend is taking off. — Amanda Le, InStyle, 31 July 2026 Araki, like directors Richard Linklater and Todd Haynes, then began a long relationship with the Sundance Film Festival right when the indie boom of the ’90s was taking off. — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 As food costs and supply chain disruptions caused prices at grocery stores to soar, the number of backyard growers and micro-farmers is rapidly taking off across the state. — Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026 The recruiting process is taking off for Benet star Edvardas Stasys. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Olympic gold medalist Arisa Trew secured her second winning result of the weekend with a switch McTwist — a 540-degree twist taking off from her opposite side while grabbing the middle of the board — during women’s vert best trick, which featured a field of athletes averaging only 16 1/2 years old. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026

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Going analyzed its 2026 flight deal data to find the US airports that have offered the most affordable departing flights so far in 2026.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
Trains rumble behind the main stadiums, Arthur Ashe and Louis Armstrong, while planes approaching and departing from La Guardia Airport bring their stomach-churning roars.

— Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of departing

Verb

Water filtration is an easy option for backpackers but is less effective at removing viruses.

— Elaine Reno, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2026
The real frontier is removing the human latency between seeing a problem and solving it, and that’s exactly what agentic AI can help make possible.

— Devendra Rajput, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of removing

Verb

It's calculated by subtracting the 26-period exponential moving average (EMA) from the 12-period EMA.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
No ball-knower would say the key to the Seahawks’ success was subtracting Metcalf, who grew frustrated with his role under one-and-done offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb in the season before Sam Darnold arrived.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of subtracting

Verb

Two men were arrested after allegedly robbing someone in Sacramento before fleeing on a bus and later surrendering to police, officials said on Monday.

— Richard Ramos, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
The collective term lumped these women together, robbing them of individuality, and reducing them to merely decorative fixtures of Premier-league broadcasts while erasing their individual accomplishments.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of robbing

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Slow Horses producer See-Saw Films has hired Fifth Season‘s Ben Irving, with Helen Gregory exiting after five years.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
Security camera footage shows Clarke and the driver get out of the car and walk into the store, exiting minutes later, Detective Kelly Gomez wrote in the report.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of exiting

Verb

Poppe said the company was putting off $2 billion in work — not for wildfire mitigation or safety, but for housing developments, renewable energy projects and other efforts.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Hundreds of military bases have been putting off cleanup of toxic PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, for years, according to a new USA TODAY analysis of military records.

— Austin Fast, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Definition of putting off

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That’s after excluding wealth from the top 1% of households, subtracting debts and other liabilities, and deducting retirement spending, charitable donations, taxes, and fees.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
AskAnyModel also supports unlimited image generation across compatible models without deducting premium credits.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026

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Even the odd chance to counter-attack went badly wrong — summed up by the sight of Ouattara almost knocking over team-mate Mikkel Damsgaard with a wayward pass.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Others tripped over the hurdles on the track, knocking over almost every one.

— Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 13 Aug. 2026