Definitions

off

[awf, of] / ɔf, ɒf /

ADJECTIVE

gone; remote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outside

STRONG

absent canceled finished postponed slight slim

WEAK

inoperative negligible not employed not on duty on vacation slender small unavailable

Antonyms

WEAK

here on present

ADJECTIVE

inferior; spoiled

Synonyms

STRONG

decomposed disappointing disheartening displeasing mortifying quiet slack sour turned

WEAK

bad low-quality not up to par not up to snuff poor putrid rancid rotten substandard unrewarding unsatisfactory

ADVERB

apart, away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead aside below elsewhere far out over

STRONG

absent disappearing removed vanishing

WEAK

above afar away from behind beneath beside divergent farther away gone away in the distance not here to one side turning aside up front

Antonyms

WEAK

close here present

Example Sentences

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Seriously, who needs politics when you can saw -off Domino's signs with frozen ropes?

From Golf Digest • Mar. 13, 2018

It is easier writing this kind of summarising social history about the farther -off past, and the earlier chapters in Dyhouse's book are crisper and more entertaining.

From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013

Tyerman sent six staffers-including two who speak Russian and two women -off to Moscow in May for a 15-day visit.

From Time Magazine Archive

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