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Synonyms for drive off
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Princeton's WordNet
chase away, drive out, turn back, drive away, dispel, drive off, run off(verb)
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
"Drive away potential burglars"; "drive away bad thoughts"; "dispel doubts"; "The supermarket had to turn back many disappointed customers"
Synonyms:
bolt out, elope, absquatulate, abscond, hold back, return, go off, rout out, retrovert, arrest, bolt, decamp, waste, invert, rouse, drive out, clear out, turn back, xerox, disperse, run out, chase away, make off, drive away, stop, regress, beetle off, expectorate, dissipate, reverse, scatter, photocopy, contain, double back, break up, force out, dispel, revert, backtrack, run off, check
Dictionary of English Synonymes
drive off
Synonyms:
expel, drive away
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #272 | check | |
| #357 | return | |
| #1038 | stop | |
| #1980 | waste | |
| #2700 | contain | |
| #3815 | reverse | |
| #7523 | arrest | |
| #8891 | xerox | |
| #9798 | bolt | |
| #20021 | revert | |
| #21160 | scatter | |
| #21974 | photocopy | |
| #29678 | rouse | |
| #32379 | invert | |
| #36077 | disperse | |
| #39147 | regress | |
| #40623 | dispel | |
| #49275 | dissipate | |
| #63313 | backtrack | |
| #117313 | elope | |
| #125074 | decamp | |
| #194257 | abscond |
How to use drive off in a sentence?
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko:
There is a ceasefire, or there isn't. It depends on how you look at it. You can say that we managed to halt the offensive drive off the aggressor. Ukraine has withdrawn the lion's share of its rocket and heavy artillery systems. The Russian-backed fighters have also withdrawn a significant amount.
Natives who beat drums to drive off evil spirits are objects of scorn to smart Americans who blow horns to break up traffic jams.
It's a natural reaction, it's better to hit them and sacrifice than to drive off the road and lose control.
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko:
There is a ceasefire, or there isn't. It depends on how you look at it. You can say that we managed to halt the offensive drive off the aggressor. Ukraine has withdrawn the lion's share of its rocket and heavy artillery systems. The Russian-backed fighters have also withdrawn a significant amount.
Grab the broom of anger and drive off the beast of fear.
Translations for drive off
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- déloger, chasserFrench
- verjagenDutch
- FugirPortuguese
- kovmakTurkish
- 擊退Chinese
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