PAID OFF Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

paid off

verb

past tense of pay off

as in paid

to give what is owed for I finally paid off the loan

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repudiated

as in bribed

to influence someone with a bribe she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked

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Recent Examples of paid off Coordinating all of his department heads and units in prep allowed Vanselow to focus more intensely on performance during the actual shoot, which paid off not only in terms of Neeson’s work but that of the supporting cast. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026 The bet paid off, close to hundreds of millions of views later, all without ever having taken a single drama class. — Baptiste Mandrillon, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 My instinct — and the instinct among many borrowers, says Glutz — is to use the period immediately after my card is paid off to charge major expenses. — Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026 That has paid off with greater total attendance, broadcast viewing hours and social media impressions as well as booming concessions and merchandise sales. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The move paid off against Georgia State, but questions remain about the Knights’ ability to hold up on the line of scrimmage. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Sep. 2026 That effort paid off, and the project was abandoned this year. — Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026 Sean Cohan, president of Bell Media, says big risks on the steamy gay hockey drama Heated Rivalry paid off and helped put Canada’s top media giant on the global stage. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026 Taking a chance on a league newcomer paid off immediately as Campbell scored on his first league start in a stunning upset win over former champion Bayer Leverkusen. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

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The deal is reportedly worth $15 million a year, nearly four times what James is paid to play basketball for the Philadelphia 76ers.

— Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
Among the city’s top 15 earners, 11 were police officers and supervisors — all paid more than $245,000 per year.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026

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By automating tasks that once required human discretion, rulers can replace unreliable intermediaries with faithful algorithms that cannot be bribed or manipulated.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026
The country’s largest wine and spirits distributor has entered into an agreement with federal prosecutors to resolve allegations that its executives and employees bribed alcohol retailers for favorable placement of certain products.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

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In Oxford, Archer met Mary Weeden, a chemistry student who became his wife in 1966.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
Fewer than half of students met or exceeded state standards in English language arts and math, and many Sacramento-area schools were no exception.

— Chaewon Chung October 17, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026