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

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

With the monkey off his back, Stokes will travel to Sydney for the fifth Test desperate for another win.

From BBC

They have done the important bit in winning the series but you do not want to take your foot off the gas.

From BBC

After setting off from Derby, where his parents grew up, Mr Hargreaves said the route had been the same as the one his dad took in 1984, but from Turkey onward, the journey began to diverge.

From BBC

This season's renaissance continued apace at a sold-out Sandy Park as the Chiefs saw off Leicester 24-10 to move up to second.

From BBC

On Sunday morning Hinata Goto was about to step off the travelator at a Hokkaido resort's ski slopes when he fell down and his right arm became trapped in the machinery, Japanese media reported citing police.

From BBC

off

Example Sentences

Related Words