Synonyms for take off

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1. depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off(verb)

   leave

   "The family took off for Florida"

   Synonyms:
   cancel, take leave, start, initiate, offset, exposit, set about, go away, get, start out, explode, spark, get going, range, take time off, split up, lift off, incite, commence, expound, get down, break up, bulge, detonate, lay out, divide, instigate, trigger off, activate, part, vary, array, pull up stakes, trigger, get off the ground, embark on, originate, split, pop out, trip, separate, bulge out, deduct, go, depart, lead off, set off, actuate, diverge, sidetrack, digress, start up, pop, bug out, begin, spark off, touch off, startle, bring out, leave, jump, disunite, blow up, set forth, subtract, break, deviate, protrude, come out, straggle, stir up, take up, quit, set out

2. take off(verb)

   take away or remove

   "Take that weight off me!"

   Synonyms:
   set off, start out, get off the ground, set out, lift off, part, take time off, subtract, start, set forth, deduct, depart

3. take off, lift off(verb)

   depart from the ground

   "The plane took off two hours late"

   Synonyms:
   set off, start out, get off the ground, set out, lift off, part, take time off, subtract, start, set forth, deduct, depart

4. take off, take time off(verb)

   take time off from work; stop working temporarily

   Synonyms:
   set off, start out, get off the ground, set out, lift off, part, take time off, subtract, start, set forth, deduct, depart

5. take off(verb)

   mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner

   "This song takes off from a famous aria"

   Synonyms:
   set off, start out, get off the ground, set out, lift off, part, take time off, subtract, start, set forth, deduct, depart

6. take off(verb)

   remove clothes

   "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"

   Synonyms:
   set off, start out, get off the ground, set out, lift off, part, take time off, subtract, start, set forth, deduct, depart

7. get off the ground, take off(verb)

   get started or set in motion, used figuratively

   "the project took a long time to get off the ground"

   Synonyms:
   set off, start out, get off the ground, lift off, part, take time off, subtract, deduct, start, set forth, set out, depart

8. take off(verb)

   prove fatal

   "The disease took off"

   Synonyms:
   set off, start out, get off the ground, set out, lift off, part, take time off, subtract, start, set forth, deduct, depart

9. subtract, deduct, take off(verb)

   make a subtraction

   "subtract this amount from my paycheck"

   Synonyms:
   derive, set forth, infer, subtract, start out, take time off, part, start, lift off, deduct, get off the ground, depart, withhold, recoup, set out, deduce, set off

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1. take off(verb)

   To remove.

   Synonyms:
   doff

   Antonyms:
   don, put on

2. take off(verb)

   To imitate, often in a satirical manner.

   They love to take off all the politicians' mannerisms.

   Synonyms:
   mimic, ape, impersonate, imitate

3. take off(verb)

   The plane has been cleared to take off from runway 3.

   Antonyms:
   touch down, land

4. take off(verb)

   To become successful, to flourish.

   The business has really taken off this year and has made quite a profit.

   Synonyms:
   bloom, blossom, flourish, grow, thrive

5. take off(verb)

   To depart.

   Synonyms:
   depart

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. hit (verb)

   informal language, colloquial

   “hit the road, jack”

   Submitted by erhnice on July 29, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. take off

   Synonyms:
   remove, take away

2. take off

   Synonyms:
   cut off

3. take off

   Synonyms:
   withdraw, withhold

4. take off

   Synonyms:
   destroy, kill

5. take off

   Synonyms:
   swallow, drink

6. take off

   Synonyms:
   imitate, personate, mimic

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. take off

   Synonyms:
   doff, remove, divest one's self of

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How to use take off in a sentence?

1. Joe Deal:

   It was attempting to take off, but early reports show that it never made it off the ground.

2. The CAAC:

   Given that two accidents both involved newly delivered Boeing 737-8 planes and happened during take-off phase, they have some degree of similarity.

3. Sean Bromley:

   We think around 2020 (the EV market) will really begin to take off, seeing some of the battery companies' expansion plans has reinforced this view, and speaking with commodity trading houses, they have indicated the same thing.

4. Dano Wall:

   I never thought it would take off in the way it has, but I'm very glad that so many people have responded to it with such passion.

5. Talisa Hardin:

   When I come home every day, I live in fear of contracting the virus, when I get home, I have to take off my scrubs, because the hospital won't give us hospital scrubs. I leave them outside in a plastic bag for a few days before I bring them in to wash them.

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