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Detailed Synonyms for off in English

off:

off adj

  1. off
    off; from; out
  2. off
  3. off
  4. off
    off
  5. off
    away; off

off

  1. off

off adj

  1. off
    – not performing or scheduled for duties 1
    off
    – not performing or scheduled for duties 1
    • off adj
      • He's off every Tuesday1
  2. off
    – not in operation or operational 1
    off
    – not in operation or operational 1
    • off adj
      • the oven is off1
      • the lights are off1
  3. off
    – (of events) no longer planned or scheduled 1
    off; cancelled
    – (of events) no longer planned or scheduled 1
  4. off
    – below a satisfactory level 1
    off
    – below a satisfactory level 1
    • off adj
      • an off year for tennis1
      • his performance was off1
  5. off
    – in an unpalatable state 1
    off; sour; turned
    – in an unpalatable state 1

off adv

  1. off
    – no longer on or in contact or attached 1
    off
    – no longer on or in contact or attached 1
    • off adv
      • clean off the dirt1
      • he shaved off his mustache1
  2. off
    – from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) 1
    off; forth; away
    – from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) 1
    • off adv
      • went off to school1
      • they drove off1
    • forth adv
      • go forth and preach1
    • away adv
      • ran away from the lion1
      • wanted to get away from there1
      • sent the children away to boarding school1
      • the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal1
  3. off
    – at a distance in space or time 1
    off; away
    – at a distance in space or time 1
    • off adv
      • the boat was 5 miles off (or away)1
      • the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)1
    • away adv
      • the boat was 5 miles off (or away)1
      • the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)1
      • away back in the 18th century1

off verbe

  1. off
    – kill intentionally and with premeditation 1
    to dispatch; off; to hit; to remove; to murder; to bump off; to polish off; slay
    – kill intentionally and with premeditation 1
    • dispatch verbe (dispatches, dispatched, dispatching)
    • off verbe
    • hit verbe (hits, hit, hitting)
    • remove verbe (removes, removed, removing)
    • murder verbe (murders, murdered, murdering)
      • The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered1
    • bump off verbe (bumps off, bumped off, bumping off)
    • polish off verbe (polishes off, polished off, polishing off)
    • slay verbe

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Related Definitions for "off":

  1. not performing or scheduled for duties1
    • He's off every Tuesday1
  2. not in operation or operational1
    • the oven is off1
    • the lights are off1
  3. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled1
    • the wedding is definitely off1
  4. below a satisfactory level1
    • an off year for tennis1
    • his performance was off1
  5. in an unpalatable state1
  6. no longer on or in contact or attached1
    • clean off the dirt1
    • he shaved off his mustache1
  7. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)1
    • went off to school1
    • they drove off1
  8. at a distance in space or time1
    • the boat was 5 miles off (or away)1
    • the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)1
  9. kill intentionally and with premeditation1

Related Synonyms for off