TAKEN OFF Synonyms: 215 Similar and Opposite Words

taken off

verb

past participle of take off

as in moved

to leave a place often for another I can only stay for a few minutes, and then I'll need to take off again

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as in removed

to rid oneself of (a garment) take off your coat and stay awhile

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as in deducted

to take away (an amount or number) from a total the store will take an additional 20% off if you bring in this coupon

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as in stolen (from)

slang to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully a gangbanger who decided to take off some fast-food joint

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Recent Examples of taken off Headlines from the early 2020s were filled with Teslas burning in garages and Chevy Bolts taken off the road due to flammable batteries. — Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026 Similar measures have taken off in roughly a dozen others, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 The peregrine falcon, the world’s fastest bird once pushed to the brink of extinction in the United States, has recovered enough to be taken off the endangered species list. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Luis Gil, meanwhile, was taken off the IL at Triple-A on Tuesday after battling some shoulder issues. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026 He was initially handed a 3 ½-year sentence for beating a police officer after being taken off a train for causing a disturbance. — Henry Austin, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 The plane had taken off from Pensacola about 30 minutes before, according to the tracking site FlightAware. — Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026 In exchange for pleading guilty to the four counts of first degree murder and a felony burglary charge—the death penalty and the right to make an appeal—were taken off the table. — Forbestv, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Pro Bowl defensive tackle Derrick Brown was also slow to get up after a run play that saw him get taken off his feet. — Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026

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Verb

Michigan was 80 yards from the end zone with 10 seconds remaining and hadn’t moved the ball at all since its first drive.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Had moved from my very small town in northern Va to the big city of Richmond to begin my new career as a management trainee with a local bank at the princely sum of $11,000 per year at age 22.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of moved

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The bungalow cost $100 a month, which was deducted from her MGM paycheck.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, Architectural Digest, 19 Aug. 2026
But losses can only be deducted by filers who itemize and who kept a record of both winnings and losses, and the deduction is capped at whatever winnings were reported.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of deducted

Verb

Despite the slower pace of things pre-internet, all 250,000 tickets had gone within nine hours.

— Devinder Bains, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
The two candidates have gone head-to-head in recent weeks over support of police and plans to fight corruption in what’s sure to be one of the top races to watch this fall.

— Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of gone

Verb

Poppe said the company was putting off $2 billion in work — not for wildfire mitigation or safety, but for housing developments, renewable energy projects and other efforts.

— Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026
Diana and Lana’s trip was put off due to the death of Marks’s father in South Africa at the end of July.

— Allie Merriam, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of put off

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Thibodeaux then came over knocked over Jackson remained on the field but was replaced by Caedan Wallace on the next set of team drills.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026
Video from the scene showed one car flipped on its side with debris scattered across the sidewalk and a trash can knocked over.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of knocked over

Verb

After Barbera and Gyllenhaal departed, their spot at the podium was filled by George Clooney, this year’s recipient of the honorary Golden Lion.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Earlier this year, a senior curator departed the AGO after reports that the museum had rejected a plan to acquire a work by Nan Goldin because the artist had described Israel’s war in Gaza as a genocide.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 Sep. 2026