TOOK OFF Synonyms: 210 Similar and Opposite Words

took off

verb

past tense of take off

as in departed

to leave a place often for another I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again

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as in removed

to rid oneself of (a garment) take off your coat and stay awhile

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as in deducted

to take away (an amount or number) from a total the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon

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as in robbed

slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint

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Recent Examples of took off Both Foreman and his colleague took off running around the corner onto Crenshaw, with the gunman on their heels. — Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Even after his American career took off, Levis returned in 1923 to pitch for a combined Panama–West Indian All-Star team before massive crowds at Balboa Stadium. — Zachary Kranc, Sun Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 The group then took off in multiple vehicles, including a gray Ford F-150 and a gray Dodge Caravan. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 Then Patrick Mahomes started to look healthier, and Kenneth Walker III took off on what appears to be, through five games, an MVP-level campaign. — Scott Chasen, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026 While exploring the neighborhood, his dog, Betty, took off and sprinted through the open door of an empty house, sniffing around yet completely at ease. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 Hochul took off the gloves, apparently fed up with the constant attacks from the Nassau County executive, including him blaming her for high energy costs. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Instead of bolting off the line when the gun sounded, Garret, Retzlaff and about a dozen other girls walked a few meters and then left the course, while the male athlete took off. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026 Despite its short episode length, the show is designed for streaming services and even TV networks, but not microdrama platforms, having been created before the vertical video craze took off. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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The show lasted for six seasons, with its finale on April 24, 1977, but Saint James had departed early over a contract dispute.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
That would be Anthony Vaccarello, who departed Saint Laurent earlier this month after a decade as creative director.

— Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

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Verb

And immigration courts, which ultimately decide whether someone can be removed from the country, face more significant case backlogs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
Acton has said that her stepfather repeatedly raped her as a pre-teenage girl and that her family lived in a tent at the time she was removed from their care.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of removed

Verb

In general, gambling winnings are taxable as ordinary income, and gambling losses can be deducted only to the extent of winnings.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Participants earned up to five points for sitting and five for rising with points deducted for losing balance or using a hand, knee, forearm or side of the leg for support.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of deducted

Verb

To make matters worse, this isn't the first time the band has been robbed.

— Renee Anderson, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Photojournalist Heidi Levine was knocked down, beaten, and robbed of her camera equipment by masked settlers in an attack captured on video by other journalists.

— Cameron Peters, Vox, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of robbed

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According to Singhal, common signs include procrastination, impatience, feeling overwhelmed, and putting off decisions altogether.

— Kriti Kumar, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026
Perez put off college to take over her parents' landscaping business and care for her family in their absence.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of put off

Verb

Normally, list prices are higher than net prices, since discounts are subtracted.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 20 Oct. 2026
For example, a family of four with $1,000 in net monthly income would have $300 subtracted from the new $1,023 maximum, leaving the household with $723 in monthly SNAP benefits.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of subtracted

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Deloitte found only 25% of organizations have moved 40% or more of their AI pilots into production.

— Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Trees fell onto homes and utility poles were knocked down by a possible tornado in a central Arizona community during a series of violent storms that moved through the state overnight into Thursday.

— Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026