go off
verb
went off; gone off; going off; goes off
intransitive verb
1
: explode
2
: to burst forth or break out suddenly or noisily
3
: to go forth, out, or away : leave
4
: to undergo decline or deterioration
5
: to follow the expected or desired course : proceed
the party went off well
6
: to make a characteristic noise : sound
could hear the alarm going off
Synonyms
- blow
- blow up
- burst
- crump
- detonate
- explode
- pop
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Example Sentences
specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch
Word History
First Known Use
1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1
gone off
verb
1
as in exploded
to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure specialists were able to deactivate the bomb before it went off Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- exploded
- blown
- blown up
- crumped
- popped
- shattered
- burst
- detonated
- bursted
- fired
- smashed
- fragmented
- splintered
- bourgeoned
- discharged
- shot
- mushroomed
- ballooned
- burgeoned
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- imploded
- collapsed
- fizzled
2
as in proceeded
to move forward along a course the wedding went off without so much as a single glitch Synonyms & Similar Words
- proceeded
- done
- come
- gone along
- progressed
- come along
- gone
- got along
- got on
- gained ground
- gotten along
- gotten on
- advanced
- marched
- forged
- paced
- fared
- accelerated
- taken out
- sped
- approached
- repaired
- traveled
- pushed
- passed
- neared
- journeyed
- propelled
- actuated
- driven
- wended
- fast-forwarded
- run
- impelled
- travelled
- speeded
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- remained
- held back
- stood
- stopped
- stayed
- checked
- slowed (down or up)
- arrested
- blocked
- hindered
- halted
- stemmed
- interrupted
- suppressed
- delayed
- obstructed
- impeded
- detained
- inhibited
- repressed
- hampered
- ceased
- paused
- stalled
- retarded
- balked
- waited
- stunted
- nipped
- cramped
- let up
- regressed
3
as in moved
to leave a place often for another don't go off without telling us where we can find you Synonyms & Similar Words
- moved
- gone
- departed
- taken off
- pushed off
- got off
- dug out
- pulled out
- pushed on
- walked out
- peeled off
- exited
- cleared off
- cleared out
- run along
- quit
- cut out
- got
- beaten it
- bailed out
- buggered off
- gotten
- bugged out
- started
- evacuated
- gotten off
- escaped
- taken a walk
- taken a powder
- taken a hike
- quitted
- bailed
- stepped (along)
- bugged off
- gone out
- retired
- set out
- fled
- pulled stakes
- struck out
- pulled up stakes
- hit the road
- parted
- buzzed (off)
- packed (up or off)
- booked
- got out
- vamoosed
- scarpered
- sallied (forth)
- flown
- shoved (off)
- run away
- skipped
- stepped out
- withdrawn
- abandoned
- mizzled
- gotten out
- piked (out or off)
- retreated
- stricken out
- absconded
- decamped
- lit
- scrammed
- scatted
- vacated
- forsaken
- deserted
- removed
- lighted out
- emigrated
- adjourned
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- come
- turned up
- arrived
- remained
- stayed
- settled
- shown up
- lodged
- closed
- dwelt
- showed up
- dwelled
- approached
- reached
- tarried
- hit
- abided
- neared
- abode
- landed
- oddly
- oddment
- oddments
- oddness
- oddnesses
- odds
- odds and ends
- odds and sods
- odds are in (someone's) favor
- odds are in favor
- odds are in someone's favor
- odds are stacked against
- odds are stacked against (someone)
- odds are stacked against someone
- odds bob
- odds bobs
- odds fish
- odds or evens
- odds-on
- oddsmaker
- oddsmakers
- oddsmen
- ode
- odea
- oded