Synonyms for off
ɔf, ɒfoff

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1. offadverb

   Synonyms:
   out, away

   Antonyms:
   on, in, onPreposition

2. offadverb

   In a direction away from the speaker or object.

   All the lights are off.

   Synonyms:
   away, out

   Antonyms:
   in, on

3. offadjective

   Out of the possession of.

   Can you off the light?

   Synonyms:
   away, out

   Antonyms:
   on, fresh, in, onPreposition

4. offadjective

   Away from or not on.

   He's off the computer, but he's still on the phone.; Keep off the grass.

   Antonyms:
   onPreposition

5. offadjective

   Disconnected or subtracted from.

   We've been off the grid for three days now.; He took 20% off the list price.

   Antonyms:
   onPreposition

6. offadjective

   Distant from.

   We're just off the main road.; The island is 23 miles off the cape.

   Antonyms:
   onPreposition

7. offadjective

   No longer wanting or taking.

   He's been off his feed since Tuesday.; He's off his meds again.

   Antonyms:
   onPreposition

8. offadjective

   Antonyms:
   leg, on

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1. offadjective

   not in operation or operational

   "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

   Synonyms:
   turned, sour, cancelled

   Antonyms:
   connected, active, on, unsoured, satisfactory

2. offadjective

   below a satisfactory level

   "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"

   Synonyms:
   turned, sour, cancelled

   Antonyms:
   on, unsoured, active, satisfactory, connected

3. off, cancelledadjective

   (of events) no longer planned or scheduled

   "the wedding is definitely off"

   Synonyms:
   turned, sour, cancelled

   Antonyms:
   unsoured, on, satisfactory, active, connected

4. off, sour, turnedadjective

   in an unpalatable state

   "sour milk"

   Synonyms:
   cancelled, off-key, sullen, rancid, glowering, morose, dour, dark, false, moody, sour, turned, saturnine, glum

   Antonyms:
   satisfactory, active, on, connected, unsoured

5. offverb

   not performing or scheduled for duties

   "He's off every Tuesday"

   Synonyms:
   turned, sour, cancelled

   Antonyms:
   on, active, connected, unsoured, satisfactory

6. murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, removeadverb

   kill intentionally and with premeditation

   "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

   Synonyms:
   shoot, dispatch, despatch, complete, wrap up, hit, arrive at, transfer, attain, send off, finish up, reach, eat up, take out, move out, get rid of, strike, score, finish, make, polish off, collide with, gain, mangle, withdraw, tally, finish off, absent, run into, stumble, slay, impinge on, clear up, murder, rack up, mutilate, mop up, discharge, come to, take away, take, pip, get through, bump off, remove

   Antonyms:
   unsoured, satisfactory, on, connected, active

7. away, off, forthadverb

   from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)

   "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach"

   Synonyms:
   forward, forth, out, aside, onward, away, by

   Antonyms:
   on, connected, active, unsoured, satisfactory

8. off, awayadverb

   at a distance in space or time

   "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"

   Synonyms:
   out, forth, by, aside, away

   Antonyms:
   on, unsoured, active, satisfactory, connected

9. offadverb

   no longer on or in contact or attached

   "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache"

   Synonyms:
   forth, away

   Antonyms:
   on, active, connected, satisfactory, unsoured

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1. offprep.

   Synonyms:
   not on, not upon

2. offprep.

   Synonyms:
   facing, fronting, against, opposite, opposite to

3. offadjective

   Synonyms:
   most distant, on the farther side, on the right side

4. offadjective

   Synonyms:
   away

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1. List of paraphrases for "off":

   disable, outside, shutdown, offshore, disconnected, deactivate, disabled, disabling, seaward, disconnection, out, disconnecting, power-off, disconnect, deactivated

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1. Kerri Hurley:

   To drop my husband off in an ambulance at a hospital door and say,' I love you, but I don't know if I'm going to see you again' is terrifying.

2. Jerry Cibulski:

   My clients are coming out of Manhattan and Brooklyn and they are looking for that combination of indoor and outdoor living, they want to go get fresh produce off the organic farms. Or go pick blueberries, then make breakfast from that.

3. Michael Peroutka:

   The other thing that just is so striking to me, I can't get it out of my brain, and that is the vision of Building 7 falling faster than the speed of gravity, right ? Building 7, which no plane hit, and all of a sudden Building 7 falls, very consistent with what they call controlled demolitions or controlled charges because that building from the top down falls faster than if you had thrown a hammer off the top of the building.

4. Made:

   Ricky Max, ah, one more thing, ah ... who am I dropping this off to Who gets their hands on this Max That's your per diem. Ricky Yeah, that's my per diem, and who do I give it to Who do I drop it off to

5. Gavin Newsom:

   James Gallagher knows that James Gallagher’s in trouble, and James Gallagher’s using this as a sideshow distraction to introduce another gun law, so hopefully people will not see and pay attention to James Gallagher terrible record on their quality of life, the governor needs to focus his efforts on things that will lower the cost of living for Californians, actually solve homelessness, instead of one-off gestures that are n’t going to do anything to stop gun violence.