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[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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Last year, I resolved to swim in the ocean off Boston every month.

From The Wall Street Journal

I walked off feeling as if I could do “David Letterman” the following week.

From The Wall Street Journal

They have been updating the estate ever since, while also listing it on and off the market since 2019.

From The Wall Street Journal

It comes from “The Underdog,” off the band’s 2007 album, “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga”: You got no fear of the underdog — that’s why you will not survive.

From Salon

Gelsenkirchen Police said they became aware of the crime after a fire alarm was set off in the early hours of Monday morning.

From BBC

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