Synonyms for go off
go off

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1. abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make offverb

   run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

   "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, come off, bolt, xerox, break camp, decamp, gobble, chase away, photocopy, go over, vamoose, implode, run off, drive out, discharge, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, skip, dispel, elope, fire, turn back

   Antonyms:
   come up, go on, come on

2. go offverb

   be discharged or activated

   "the explosive devices went off"

   Synonyms:
   discharge, abscond, come off, make off, fire, absquatulate, run off, implode, go over, bolt, decamp

   Antonyms:
   come up, go on, come on

3. fire, discharge, go offverb

   go off or discharge

   "The gun fired"

   Synonyms:
   unload, exhaust, kindle, absquatulate, dispatch, complete, expel, give the axe, burn, assoil, can, provoke, go over, drop off, empty, enkindle, give the sack, sack, set down, decamp, bolt, elicit, fuel, fire, arouse, give notice, open fire, displace, implode, exculpate, abscond, dismiss, release, raise, clear, put down, acquit, burn down, drop, discharge, evoke, exonerate, free, force out, make off, eject, terminate, muster out, send away, come off, run off

   Antonyms:
   come on, come up, go on

4. go offverb

   stop running, functioning, or operating

   "Our power went off during the hurricane"

   Synonyms:
   discharge, abscond, come off, make off, fire, absquatulate, run off, implode, go over, bolt, decamp

   Antonyms:
   go on, come up, come on

5. go off, come off, go oververb

   happen in a particular manner

   "how did your talk go over?"

   Synonyms:
   chip, chip off, implode, bolt, break off, come off, decamp, come away, fall over, look into, go over, run off, check into, discharge, absquatulate, make off, check over, abscond, check out, suss out, check, detach, check up on, survey, review, fire, break away

   Antonyms:
   come on, come up, go on

6. implode, go offverb

   burst inward

   "The bottle imploded"

   Synonyms:
   discharge, abscond, come off, make off, fire, absquatulate, run off, implode, go over, bolt, decamp

   Antonyms:
   go on, come up, come on

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   • Happen
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1. go off

   Synonyms:
   depart, go away, be off

2. go off

   Synonyms:
   explode, be discharged

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1. James Feldkamp:

   Alibaba has talked about getting all the defective stuff off (e-commerce platform) Taobao and that's likely a claim which is way bigger than is possible to be implemented.

2. Jeff Nassof:

   As the markets improved into the second quarter, the banks got a lot of those legacy commitments off of their books, freeing them to do more originations.

3. Pierre Trudeau:

   His likeability ratings are off the charts and he is getting good reviews from foreign leaders, but it will only take him so far unless Canada is also seen to be willing to do some of the heavy lifting.

4. Valtteri Bottas:

   We were racing hard, obviously, and of course I ’m not going to back off, I ’m fighting for the positions. I was calculating the risk, I think there was a decent possibility to get through. But, hey, it ended up like this.

5. Bruce Klingner of Heritage Foundation:

   Putting US nukes back on the peninsula makes no military sense, they currently are on very hard to find, very hard to target weapons platforms and to take weapons off of them and put them into a bunker in South Korea, which is a very enticing target for North Korea, what you’ve done is you’ve degraded your capabilities.