Synonyms for takeoff
ˈteɪkˌɔf, -ˌɒftake·off

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1. takeoffnoun

   a departure; especially of airplanes

   Synonyms:
   mockery, burlesque, parody, charade, spoof, lampoon, pasquinade, travesty, sendup, put-on

2. takeoffnoun

   the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne

   Synonyms:
   mockery, burlesque, parody, charade, spoof, lampoon, pasquinade, travesty, sendup, put-on

3. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-onnoun

   a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

   Synonyms:
   jeer, fraud, prank, joke, trick, scoff, caper, farce comedy, parody, hoax, spoof, put-on, humbug, farce, burlesque, travesty, scoffing, antic, pasquinade, jeering, mockery, sendup, lampoon, dupery, charade, fraudulence

4. parody, mockery, takeoffnoun

   humorous or satirical mimicry

   Synonyms:
   mockery, parody, burlesque, sendup, charade, spoof, jeer, lampoon, scoff, pasquinade, jeering, scoffing, travesty, put-on

Matched Categories

1. • Departure
   • Rise

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1. List of paraphrases for "takeoff":

   take-off, liftoff, lift-off

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1. United Airlines:

   After our aircraft experienced a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff, it remained in the air to burn fuel and then landed safely, passengers deplaned at the gate and a new aircraft is scheduled to depart this morning.

2. Michael Brown:

   What we do know is there was a heavy braking event, which appears to be an aborted takeoff. So, we do know that the brakes were effectively working before the aircraft exited the runway, we have approximately 1200 feet of distinguishable heavy braking marks from the tires, looked like they were effectively trying to brake that aircraft.

3. Georgy Murzin:

   After takeoff, birds got caught in the engines, with the left engine stalling immediately, then they got caught in the second engine and it became unstable, and also stalled. There wasn't enough thrust, and we lost altitude. We landed in a field manually -- the commander took control.

4. Federal Aviation Administration:

   An air traffic controller noticed the situation and immediately canceled the takeoff clearance for the United flight.

5. district attorney:

   Mr. Pomerantz’s plane wasn’t ready for takeoff.