Synonyms for go off
go off

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1. abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make offverb

   run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along

   "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe"

   Synonyms:
   beetle off, waste, absquatulate, come off, bolt, xerox, break camp, decamp, gobble, chase away, photocopy, go over, vamoose, implode, run off, drive out, discharge, run out, make off, bolt out, drive off, abscond, drive away, skip, dispel, elope, fire, turn back

   Antonyms:
   come up, go on, come on

2. go offverb

   be discharged or activated

   "the explosive devices went off"

   Synonyms:
   discharge, abscond, come off, make off, fire, absquatulate, run off, implode, go over, bolt, decamp

   Antonyms:
   come up, go on, come on

3. fire, discharge, go offverb

   go off or discharge

   "The gun fired"

   Synonyms:
   unload, exhaust, kindle, absquatulate, dispatch, complete, expel, give the axe, burn, assoil, can, provoke, go over, drop off, empty, enkindle, give the sack, sack, set down, decamp, bolt, elicit, fuel, fire, arouse, give notice, open fire, displace, implode, exculpate, abscond, dismiss, release, raise, clear, put down, acquit, burn down, drop, discharge, evoke, exonerate, free, force out, make off, eject, terminate, muster out, send away, come off, run off

   Antonyms:
   come on, come up, go on

4. go offverb

   stop running, functioning, or operating

   "Our power went off during the hurricane"

   Synonyms:
   discharge, abscond, come off, make off, fire, absquatulate, run off, implode, go over, bolt, decamp

   Antonyms:
   go on, come up, come on

5. go off, come off, go oververb

   happen in a particular manner

   "how did your talk go over?"

   Synonyms:
   chip, chip off, implode, bolt, break off, come off, decamp, come away, fall over, look into, go over, run off, check into, discharge, absquatulate, make off, check over, abscond, check out, suss out, check, detach, check up on, survey, review, fire, break away

   Antonyms:
   come on, come up, go on

6. implode, go offverb

   burst inward

   "The bottle imploded"

   Synonyms:
   discharge, abscond, come off, make off, fire, absquatulate, run off, implode, go over, bolt, decamp

   Antonyms:
   go on, come up, come on

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1. go off

   Synonyms:
   depart, go away, be off

2. go off

   Synonyms:
   explode, be discharged

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1. Bailey Lynn:

   I just remember days that I would just turn off my computer when school was over and I would just lay in my bed and I wouldn't have the motivation to do anything, and then I would simultaneously be anxious from not doing anything.

2. Catherine Zeta-Jones:

   My husband and I spend a lot of time together because, unlike so many couples, we've never had a 9-to-5 job where it's consistent, we're either on or we're off. I'm really working 16 hours a day or I'm not. He's doing the same or not. So we've had in our relationship huge amounts of time where we've been just us.

3. Rob Hueter:

   What people need to do is first be aware that there are sharks there, secondly, try to be vigilant in the area where they’re swimming. Don’t go too far off shore. Don’t go out by yourself because then you become sort of an isolated person. And, third, definitely stay away from places where people are fishing for larger fish.

4. Derek Holt:

   There is a very high bar to knock the Fed off of a December hike.

5. Kathryn Hendley:

   The things she said about me were completely off.