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. Ross Brawn said on Monday:

   Initiatives we are bringing with these new regulations are to make the sport more economically viable in terms of the complexity, the cars we have now are so complex that the more you spend, the quicker you will go. We need to level off that slope and create a situation where money is not the only criteria for how competitive you'll be.

2. Kim Il Sung:

   We are developing satellite technology, we are exploring outer space, not because we are in a very good position, well off economically. We still have a lot of economic problems. Even today we are tightening our belts to survive and to improve. All the same, we are investing a lot into this space program. We will continue, regardless of what people say.

3. Hans Florine:

   And then there’s somebody coming off their desk job who … has n’t experienced this bad feeling in their head or their joints before, and they think, ‘ Well it’s supposed to hurt, I ’m exercising, ’.

4. Sheena Melwani:

   All the comments you hear are off the cuff, i never know what is coming so my reactions are 100 % authentic. I think this is one of the reasons this is all so enjoyable.

5. Whenever Buffett:

   At 85, I tap dance to work every day, it isn’t because they’ve cut off my social security or anything, it’s because I get to do what I love with people I love, and it doesn’t get any better than that.