WENT OFF Synonyms: 172 Similar and Opposite Words

went off

verb

past tense of go off

as in exploded

to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off

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as in progressed

to move forward along a course the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch

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as in departed

to leave a place often for another don't go off without telling us where we can find you

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Recent Examples of went off Darris Smith and safety Santana Banner were among several players who went off the field injured during the game. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 Marsh knew it, putting his hands on his helmet as the crowd roared and the stadium fireworks went off. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 The Galaxy’s Kyogo Furuhashi went off because of an apparent hamstring injury and was replaced in the 10th minute by João Klauss, whose goal in the 71st minute capped the scoring. — Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 Lowenstein and his cofounders answered member requests by hand, with an alarm that went off whenever a member messaged. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 An air raid alert went off as Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the site of a drone attack on the National Academy of Sciences last week. — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026 Costello did make it onto the final episode of the show, which went off the air earlier this year. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2026 According to the call log, a witness told police a vehicle was traveling at a high speed, suddenly hit the brakes and went off the roadway, down an embankment. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2026 But the careful choreography of the day almost immediately went off track. — Shaila Dewan, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

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Their use has exploded in the last three years, however, despite a sometimes-hefty price tag without insurance coverage — around $1,000 a month on the higher end.

— Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The platform has exploded in recent years on a promise to improve patients’ access to in-network therapists.

— Amanda Erickson, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of exploded

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Interscope’s pop/rock and urban divisions were impacted by last week’s restructuring as Sam Riback, Interscope’s co-president and head of pop/rock A&R, as well as Nicole Wyskoarko, the label’s head of urban A&R, both departed.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Strategy briefly departed from that stance earlier this year, however, selling Bitcoin on four separate occasions during a bear market that pushed the cryptocurrency’s price as low as $58,000 in June.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of departed

Verb

An operation in Kenscoff In the mists of the steep hills that ring southern Port-au-Prince, CNN saw one Task Force operation where helicopters manned by foreign contractors assaulted gang positions, and drones detonated amid the clatter of gunfire.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
The police response has drawn criticism following an incident last week in which a 15-year-old boy lost his hand and part of his lower arm after picking up a police dispersal grenade that detonated during a demonstration in Lens.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of detonated

Verb

Incoom exited the Eagles in the first half and didn’t return, and as a result the Panthers needed to do a whole bunch of roster magic to fill his role on special teams.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Once the vehicle was parked, Pickens allegedly exited the car, walked to the driver’s side and opened the door.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of exited

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Many of these 13 tracks have popped up as demos in Jensen’s live shows or NTS sets, cooking down to their essence in plain sight.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Omnicom — Shares popped almost 2% after the marketing and sales company posted third-quarter earnings that exceeded expectations.

— Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of popped

Verb

Already postponed 24 hours, the invasion proceeded in the face of rough seas, strong winds, and low visibility in order to seize a small window in time of enormous consequence.

— Marc E. Andersen, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
No one in the city has turned to the Sixers for salvation for years, accustomed to a process that never proceeded.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026