take off 1 of 2
verb
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as in to exit
to leave a place often for another I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again Synonyms & Similar Words
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- exit
- move
- depart
- go
- get
- get off
- push off
- pull out
- peel off
- walk out
- run along
- clear out
- clear off
- take a hike
- push on
- part
- cut out
- go off
- take a powder
- bug out
- bail out
- take a walk
- escape
- start
- dig out
- bugger off
- evacuate
- flee
- bug off
- quit
- fly
- beat it
- bail
- set out
- pull stakes
- pull up stakes
- book
- shove (off)
- get out
- begone
- strike out
- hit the road
- sally (forth)
- withdraw
- step (along)
- retire
- buzz (off)
- vamoose
- retreat
- run away
- pike (out or off)
- skip
- emigrate
- scarper
- pack (up or off)
- light out
- step out
- go out
- desert
- remove
- abandon
- scram
- scat
- abscond
- vacate
- decamp
- forsake
- adjourn
- mizzle
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- come
- turn up
- arrive
- remain
- stay
- show up
- abide
- dwell
- settle
- close
- approach
- reach
- near
- hit
- lodge
- tarry
- land
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as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment) take off your coat and stay awhile Synonyms & Similar Words
- remove
- put off
- shrug off
- peel (off)
- doff
- shed
- douse
- strip
- kick (off)
- husk
- disrobe
- undress
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- throw (on)
- slip (into)
- don
- put on
- wear
- array
- suit
- rig
- apparel
- dress
- clothe
- attire
- garb
- robe
- bedeck
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as in to subtract
to take away (an amount or number) from a total the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon Synonyms & Similar Words
- subtract
- reduce
- deduct
- decrease
- cut down
- abate
- cut back
- knock off
- discount
- diminish
- knock down
- lower
- lessen
- crop
- clip
- shorten
- slash
- dock
- dwindle
- prune
- downsize
- pare
- cut
- truncate
- trim
- whittle
- curtail
- abridge
- abbreviate
- retrench
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- add
- tack (on)
- complement
- supplement
- append
- enhance
- increase
- annex
- intensify
- expand
- raise
- magnify
- heighten
- multiply
- augment
- boost
- escalate
- amplify
- enlarge
- adjoin
- compound
- beef (up)
- aggrandize
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as in to rob
slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint Synonyms & Similar Words
- rob
- knock over
- rip off
- steal (from)
- knock off
- sack
- burglarize
- stick up
- burgle
- loot
- break in
- rifle
- plunder
- strip
- pluck
- exploit
- cheat
- ransack
- sting
- stick
- swindle
- defraud
- pillage
- hold up
- skin
- despoil
- rook
- fleece
- shortchange
- ravish
- chisel
- spoil
- bleed
- squeeze
- mulct
- hustle
- mug
- cozen
- roll
takeoff
2 of 2noun
1
as in liftoff
a rising from a surface at the start of a flight (as of a rocket) make sure your tray table is safely put away during takeoff Synonyms & Similar Words
- liftoff
- launch
- blastoff
- ascent
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- landing
- crash
- splashdown
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as in parody
a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect a sitcom that's a takeoff of an old TV show from the 1960s Synonyms & Similar Words
- parody
- spoof
- satire
- burlesque
- send-up
- rib
- imitation
- travesty
- caricature
- sketch
- put-on
- comedy
- distortion
- lampoon
- slapstick
- impersonation
- exaggeration
- farce
- mimicking
- mockery
- squib
- humor