GOT OFF Synonyms: 143 Similar and Opposite Words

got off

verb

past tense of get off

as in departed

to leave a place often for another told him to get off for home before it got dark

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as in began

to take the first step in (a process or course of action) breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

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Recent Examples of got off The Red Wings got off to a rough start, getting outshot 16-0 midway through the first period. — CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The driver got off the interstate at Atlantic Avenue and continued west before stopping on Jog Road between Grand Isle Drive and Woolbright Road, PBSO said. — Grace Bellinghausen, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Iamaleava got off to a slow start this season as UCLA relied on its potent rushing attack. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The announcement is a big step in Jaguar’s relaunch, which got off to a decidedly rocky start in 2024. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 The basement, about the size of the gym in the police department’s new training center, soon filled up as people got off work. — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 Drake Maye was an MVP candidate last year but got off to a horrible start this season before a big win Sunday against Buffalo. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026 Matt Fitzpatrick, coming off a victory last week in France, also got off to a great start with six birdies in his opening seven holes. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026 Meta got off to an early lead with Muse, which has been downloaded more than 3 million times. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for got off

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The defendant and others are said to have used a yacht that departed from the German port of Rostock.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Unfortunately, this future focus dwindled and largely disappeared in the following decades as key leaders departed Congress, and their successors pursued other interests.

— John T. Shaw, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of departed

Verb

In more recent times, moreover, the first steps taken by the Third Reich toward the Holocaust began with the economic boycott of the Jews, who were accused of harming the businesses and positions of their Aryan counterparts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
The competition began in 2013 as an idea from the Murrell family to celebrate the franchise’s crew.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of began

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It got pushed back a year and the female lead changed when Rosa Salazar exited and Melissa Fumero came on.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
The following season, Philadelphia exited in the National League Championship Series, and the next two years saw losses in the Division Series.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of exited

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The evening commenced with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as literary and fashion insiders arrived at the private members club.

— Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Zedwell responded by asking to include a redevelopment break clause in the new lease that would entitle them to terminate the lease at 6 months’ notice at any time once the new lease has commenced.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of commenced

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Melanie Lawrence, a 68-year-old independent, worries about wells going dry in her area near Willcox, where the groundwater grew so depleted that the land started to crack.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Once the animals had learned to associate each of the six scents with a particular reward location, researchers started swapping the scent-location pairs.

— Sean Mccabe, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of started

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Feeling like finding this 950-square-foot apartment was kismet, Miranda-Martin signed the lease and set about creating a sophisticated and color-saturated sanctuary.

— Marissa Gluck, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026
As the team set about their usual high-performance recovery routines, blending active recovery, massages and refueling, a group of USMNT players partook in a different form of relaxation altogether.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 25 June 2026