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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Off his glove, off his head, and out!

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

And in the last few weeks, Amazon Prime released Off Campus, another adaptation of an ice hockey romance book, which the streamer says has instantly become its top show worldwide.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Speaking at Hay Festival with comedian and former host of The Great British Bake Off, Mel Giedroyc, Dame Mary recalled picking strawberries with her father and playing in the garden as a child.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Appeared in the May 15, 2026, print edition as 'Cut Off Hong Kong’s Support for Iran'.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

‘We’ll be ready for them. Hurry up, now! Off you go!’

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

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