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 That particular adventure took off from the Poison Spider Dinosaur Tracksite on Potash Road, located 6 miles west of Moab. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 Hernandez exited the vehicle and took off running and was later found by officers in a nearby orchard, the CHP said. — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Leavitt was originally slated for a six-week run in Chicago beginning in February 2026, but extended the run to three months as the box office took off with her casting. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 After an intentional walk to Seiya Suzuki, Crow-Armstrong took off for third and came around when the throw from Valenzuela glanced off Josh Smith’s glove and into short left field. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 With the experiments and the team of scientists chosen, two rehearsal flights were conducted before the actual flight, which took off from Las Palmas in the Canary Islands for a rendezvous with the eclipse shadow over Mauritania. — Dhananjay Khadilkar, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 Reverse handoff to Tutu Atwell who took off toward the left sideline before being stopped near the line. — Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 Some of them took off rolling and spinning and running into each other. — Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 26 July 2026 Why experiential retail trends are taking over stores Retailtainment took off because online shopping already solved the convenience problem. — Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026

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Verb

Iranian officials were still making requests the day the flight departed, although one official wrote that those requests were denied.

— CBS News, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Now Manchester City will have to replace him, as well as Guardiola who departed at the end of last season.

— Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of departed

Verb

The locomotive’s engine cylinders have been removed, and its crankcase was bare.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 22 Aug. 2026
The vaccine, in combination with Keytruda , met key goals in patients with higher-risk or advanced melanoma whose detectable cancer had been completely removed through surgery.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of removed

Verb

But losses can only be deducted by filers who itemize and who kept a record of both winnings and losses, and the deduction is capped at whatever winnings were reported.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
Despite all this, Hillsborough retains a vibrancy and passion that helped keep the club going through the nadir of finishing on zero points in the Championship last season after being deducted 18 for financial wrongdoings.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of deducted

Verb

Owen is bamboozled by a cunning opportunist, handcuffed, and robbed in his underwear.

— Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
Though he’s never been drugged with scopolamine, he was sedated with benzodiazepines and robbed several years ago, and has devoted much of his channel to warning tourists about the risks.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of robbed

Verb

Multiple donors who gave thousands of dollars to Cornyn's campaign told ABC News that they were put off by Paxton's history of controversies and scandals.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
City have looked for replacements in the market and had considered Pedro Neto from Chelsea, but were put off by the price tag.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of put off

Verb

Lala moved south of the Big Island on Sunday as a Category 1 hurricane, damaging or destroying more than 100 homes and cutting off some communities, according to the governor.

— Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
When Airbnb moved an earlier cohort of hosts to the new structure last year, about 30% raised prices enough to fully offset the higher fee and another 30% partially offset it, according to an analysis by short-term rental data firm AirDNA.

— Mike Winters, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026