Synonyms of took off

took off

verb

past tense of take off

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departed
• exited
• moved
• got
• went
• got off
• went off
• ran along
• stepped (along)
• pulled out
• pushed off
• shoved (off)
• started
• dug out
• walked out
• took a hike
• pushed on
• fled
• cut out
• peeled off
• took a powder
• evacuated
• cleared off
• escaped
• cleared out
• parted
• quit
• packed (up or off)
• buzzed (off)
• buggered off
• hit the road
• bailed out
• sallied (forth)
• flew
• bailed
• pulled stakes
• set out
• beat it
• bugged out
• bugged off
• got out
• retired
• booked
• went out
• withdrew
• struck out
• scarpered
• emigrated
• ran away
• retreated
• vamoosed
• skipped
• piked (out or off)
• stepped out
• removed
• deserted
• abandoned
• lit
• absconded
• mizzled
• vacated
• decamped
• forsook
• scrammed
• scatted
• adjourned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came
• arrived
• turned up
• showed up
• remained
• stayed
• settled
• closed
• reached
• approached
• lodged
• hit
• abided
• landed
• neared
• dwelled
• tarried

2

as in removed

to rid oneself of (a garment)

take off your coat and stay awhile

Synonyms & Similar Words

• removed
• put off
• peeled (off)
• shrugged off
• kicked (off)
• shed
• doused
• stripped
• doffed
• undressed
• husked
• disrobed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• threw (on)
• put on
• slipped (into)
• donned
• wore
• suited
• dressed
• clothed
• rigged
• arrayed
• attired
• robed
• appareled
• bedecked
• garbed

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deducted
• subtracted
• knocked off
• reduced
• discounted
• cut down
• abated
• knocked down
• decreased
• cut back
• diminished
• dwindled
• lessened
• shortened
• lowered
• clipped
• downsized
• pared
• truncated
• cropped
• abridged
• curtailed
• slashed
• abbreviated
• whittled
• cut
• docked
• pruned
• trimmed
• retrenched

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• added
• tacked (on)
• appended
• annexed
• adjoined
• enhanced
• supplemented
• complemented
• increased
• intensified
• expanded
• augmented
• heightened
• magnified
• enlarged
• raised
• multiplied
• amplified
• escalated
• boosted
• compounded
• beefed (up)
• aggrandized

4

as in robbed

slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• robbed
• stole (from)
• ripped off
• knocked over
• knocked off
• burglarized
• sacked
• stuck up
• stripped
• broke in
• burgled
• looted
• ransacked
• plundered
• plucked
• rifled
• stuck
• despoiled
• ravished
• cheated
• exploited
• pillaged
• defrauded
• hustled
• swindled
• spoiled
• shortchanged
• stung
• squeezed
• chiseled
• skinned
• held up
• fleeced
• bled
• mugged
• mulcted
• rooked
• cozened
• rolled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of took off

The clip exploded, T-shirts were made and Sophie's stardom took off like a rocket ship. — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

The trend took off in 2020 when a subset of bored young people, shut in by the pandemic, decided to blow their stimmy checks on something besides weed and DoorDash, and dove into stock-buying instead. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026

Photographer Glenn Silva’s photos and video quickly took off online. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

During a 2021 game with Tampa Bay against the New York Jets, Brown took off his jersey, shoulder pads and gloves and ran off the field, leading to his release by the Buccaneers and effectively ending his career. — ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026

Hours later, the men said Hackett showed up at the store with a baseball bat and took off with a jacket from the store. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

The book beams in from a world where the culture overlooks the professionalism and earnestness of the Beatles because Velvetmania took off in its place. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026

Apple started selling out of Mac Minis as OpenClaw, an open-source agentic AI tool, took off in markets such as China. — Stephen Nellis, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026

And while cable didn’t completely disappear as streaming took off, the number of people subscribed to cable plans began (and has continued) to drop over the past decade. — Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 20 Sep. 2026