Synonyms for go off
go off

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Matched Categories

1. • Collapse
   • Explode
   • Flee
   • Happen
   • Stop

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. go off

   Synonyms:
   depart, go away, be off

2. go off

   Synonyms:
   explode, be discharged

How to pronounce go off?

How to say go off in sign language?

Words popularity by usage frequency

How to use go off in a sentence?

1. Benjamin King:

   Nowhere to fall but off, Nowhere to stand but on.

2. Rachel Dolezal:

   It's not something that I can put on and take off anymore, like I said, I've had my years of confusion and wondering who I really (was) and why and how do I live my life and make sense of it all, but I'm not confused about that any longer. I think the world might be -- but I'm not.

3. Renee Engeln:

   We have this limited amount of time on the planet to do what we need to do. We’re making a trade-off and losing the ability to spend our mental resources on doing something else.

4. Joe Biden:

   No, it's not a failure, but the alarms are going off, i don't think anyone anticipated how rapidly this is spreading.

5. Tim Benz:

   As far as actions off the field and what priorities are, I think that line was drawn a long time ago with any number of people you could point to that were brought back to help teams win games after various levels of transgression, whether it was Kareem Hunt or Michael Vick, or when Ben Roethlisberger was accused of sexual misconduct twice and was never actually charged with any crimes, Kareem Hunt still got suspended for six games and was brought back and went on to have a career that Kareem Hunt or Michael Vick just honored Kareem Hunt for for an entire year in Pittsburgh.