TOOK OFF Synonyms: 210 Similar and Opposite Words

took off

verb

past tense of take off

as in departed

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 removed

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

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as in deducted

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 robbed

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 took off As soon as the three planes were down, the pilots quickly pitched our gear onto the tundra and just as quickly took off. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026 Midway through Cold War Kids’ hour-long set supporting Young the Giant at the Forum in July, frontman Nathan Willett took off his guitar and sat at the piano. — Pamela Chelin, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026 The company revealed that the Bayraktar TB2 took off from the Keşan Flight Training and Test Center carrying 16 Skydagger FPV kamikaze drones and transited to the test site. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026 Watson ran around the building, got into a woman’s car and took off. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 In mid-October Reliable’s software taxied, took off and landed a Cessna Grand Caravan, a single-engine turboprop plane, at Albuquerque’s main airport while a pilot supervised from company headquarters in California, more than 700 miles away. — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026 Even after his American career took off, Levis returned in 1923 to pitch for a combined Panama–West Indian All-Star team before massive crowds at Balboa Stadium. — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 The group then took off in multiple vehicles, including a gray Ford F-150 and a gray Dodge Caravan. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Then Patrick Mahomes started to look healthier, and Kenneth Walker III took off on what appears to be, through five games, an MVP-level campaign. — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026

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Chief of Staff Chasity Dolan and former Chief Human Resources Officer Angela Wood have also departed.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
When Gil Pruitt departed, the island still had more than 700 residents, according to the 1980 census.

— John Anglim, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of departed

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The two have shared videos about their relationship on social media that have amassed millions of views, although some of that footage appears to have since been removed.

— Alexis Mikulski Ruiz, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2026
The ship’s dozen elevators were also removed, in part because they were covered in grease, but also to aid in sinking the ship efficiently, by opening up a path for the air to escape.

— Rachel Nuwer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of removed

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According to court documents and statements made in court, on July 15, 2024, White, brandishing a handgun, robbed the Sunglass Hut at the Westfarms Mall in West Hartford.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
Two people are facing charges after authorities say an 81-year-old Delaware man was lured to a home in Elkton, Maryland, where he was tortured, assaulted and robbed.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of robbed

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Sweet followed the man into a nearby Shell gas station parking lot, exited his car and approached the suspect.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Especially since the big frame of the show’s director, Robert Falls, had just exited the theater, a flurry visible in the corner of my eye.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of exited

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Several progressive Democrats want to put off the vote until the new Congress convenes in January, giving them time to rewrite provisions favoring renewables projects over fossil fuel ventures.

— Bob Woods, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
She'd been put off so many times and told, ‘Oh, something will happen tomorrow.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of put off

Verb

This year, the Bureau moved approximately 1,500 positions from headquarters and other administrative functions into field operations across the country.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Nov. 2026
Schaefer moved up to fourth in career points by a teenage defenseman, behind Hall of Famers Phil Housley (132) and Ray Bourque (79) and Buffalo Sabres star Rasmus Dahlin (84).

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026