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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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Bath held off a brave effort from Saracens to book their place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals with a thrilling 31-22 win at The Rec.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“I literally feel like I got a thousand pounds off my back.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Anyone dropping off their ballot at a post office on election day should get it postmarked at the counter, she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But if people are genuinely uncomfortable with granting Musk the ability to turn the sun on and off, why are we OK with giving him more money than God?

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

I need Dr. Crowchild to confirm for me that he’s way off base.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.