TOOK OFF Synonyms: 210 Similar and Opposite Words

took off

verb

past tense of take off

as in departed

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 robbed

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 took off Throughout Friday, choppers took off and landing constantly from the Trishuli barracks. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026 Navarrete, whose biceps are adorned with a tattoo of her mother and one of the Virgen de Guadalupe as a Zapatista rebel, took off her fuchsia blazer to freshen up for a court hearing in Santa Ana. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 The team took off from the Bay Area on Wednesday night with Nick Bosa, George Kittle and almost everyone else on board, a week ahead of the opener against the Los Angeles Rams. — Matt Barrows, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 But the air traffic controller said that transmission appeared broken and unreadable on his end, so the controller seemed surprised a few minutes later when the helicopter took off. — ABC News, 27 Aug. 2026 That particular adventure took off from the Poison Spider Dinosaur Tracksite on Potash Road, located 6 miles west of Moab. — Jamie Siebrase, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2026 Hernandez exited the vehicle and took off running and was later found by officers in a nearby orchard, the CHP said. — Brandon Downs, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026 Leavitt was originally slated for a six-week run in Chicago beginning in February 2026, but extended the run to three months as the box office took off with her casting. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 13 Aug. 2026 After an intentional walk to Seiya Suzuki, Crow-Armstrong took off for third and came around when the throw from Valenzuela glanced off Josh Smith’s glove and into short left field. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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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

Definition of departed

Verb

But Boone removed him from the lineup before the top of the fourth, shifting José Caballero to shortstop and bringing in Amed Rosario to play third base.

— Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
That arrest came roughly one-and-a-half-years removed from Cleveland being arrested for DUI.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of removed

Verb

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

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In October 2025, jewelry worth $102 million was robbed from the Louvre in Paris.

— News Desk, Artforum, 28 Aug. 2026
Named after Blythe Street — a short thoroughfare flanked by overcrowded apartments — the crew had robbed, stole, peddled drugs and shot up rivals since the 1980s, seemingly untroubled by the city of Los Angeles’ attempts to defeat it.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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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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Cameron moved up to the division earlier this year and defeated Michaela Kotaskova by unanimous decision in April to claim the vacant WBO title and become a two-weight world champion.

— Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Ragged, jagged or fluffy edges point to a Bristol Type 6 stool, meaning waste moved through the colon too fast for water to be absorbed properly.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026