Synonyms of off

off 1 of 3

adverb

ˈȯf 

as in away

from this or that place

move off a few yards before I throw the football

Synonyms & Similar Words

• away
• down
• out
• fro
• apart
• hence
• aside
• elsewhere
• abroad
• afield
• astray
• afar

off

2 of 3

adjective

1

as in wrong

falling short of a standard

the milk tasted off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrong
• unacceptable
• poor
• lame
• bad
• deficient
• from hunger
• bastard
• wanting
• terrible
• disastrous
• horrible
• awful
• sour
• ill
• pathetic
• bush
• flawed
• wack
• brutal
• wretched
• crummy
• lacking
• unsatisfactory
• short
• inferior
• under par
• substandard
• dreadful
• lousy
• suboptimal
• below par
• punk
• paltry
• rotten
• subpar
• crumby
• defective
• inadequate
• useless
• insufficient
• bum
• dissatisfactory
• lesser
• gross
• miserable
• worthless
• common
• bush-league
• abysmal
• horrendous
• stinky
• damnable
• gnarly
• faulty
• atrocious
• unspeakable
• detestable
• mediocre
• meager
• crappy
• shoddy
• vile
• spare
• egregious
• deplorable
• sucky
• coarse
• trashy
• low-grade
• flagrant
• meagre
• cheesy
• skimpy
• execrable
• low-rent
• valueless
• odious
• bitchin'
• stingy
• second-rate
• fake
• abominable
• sleazy
• miserly
• shabby
• mean
• reprehensible
• rubbishy
• villainous
• junky
• scanty
• scurrilous
• phony
• phoney
• miscreant
• counterfeit
• skimp
• cut-rate
• sham
• niggardly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adequate
• all right
• fine
• okay
• acceptable
• standard
• top
• decent
• satisfactory
• OK
• great
• respectable
• better
• tolerable
• perfect
• excellent
• passable
• classical
• prime
• sufficient
• special
• classic
• superior
• banner
• splendid
• grand
• divine
• wonderful
• keen
• terrific
• superb
• mean
• choice
• neat
• fancy
• swell
• sterling
• slick
• boss
• par excellence
• first-class
• stellar
• average
• heavenly
• fabulous
• capital
• premium
• noble
• sensational
• dandy
• marvelous
• marvellous
• minimal
• exceptional
• superlative
• unsurpassed
• A1
• nifty
• fair
• suitable
• worthy
• high-grade
• useful
• middling
• mediocre
• borderline
• first-rate
• groovy
• top-notch
• tip-top
• high-test
• crackerjack
• bang-up
• supernal
• jim-dandy
• satisfying
• gratifying
• unexceptional
• so-so

2

as in dormant

not being in a state of use, activity, or employment

the computer is off, so you'll have to turn it on in order to use it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dormant
• idle
• unused
• dead
• vacant
• out of commission
• free
• inactive
• at rest
• fallow
• on the shelf
• latent
• inert
• inoperative
• suspended
• asleep
• useless
• arrested
• interrupted
• slow
• unoccupied
• unusable
• lifeless
• comatose
• quiescent
• sleepy
• moribund
• unworkable
• inoperable
• abeyant
• dull

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• on
• operating
• active
• working
• busy
• going
• functioning
• alive
• operative
• employed
• operational
• living
• functional
• running
• workable
• operable
• industrious
• practical
• useful
• vigorous
• feasible
• energetic
• viable
• usable
• assiduous
• sedulous
• useable

3

as in erroneous

not being in agreement with what is true

that claim that everyone is actually related to everyone else seems a bit off

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erroneous
• wrong
• inaccurate
• incorrect
• false
• off base
• misleading
• untrue
• invalid
• distorted
• inexact
• untruthful
• unsound
• lying
• awry
• fictitious
• deceptive
• fraudulent
• spurious
• specious
• counterfactual
• illusory
• amiss
• askew
• invented
• fallacious
• delusive
• unproven
• dishonest
• untested
• mendacious
• deceitful
• unconfirmed
• delusory
• fabricated
• made-up
• trumped-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• right
• proper
• correct
• true
• valid
• sound
• accurate
• exact
• precise
• factual
• demonstrated
• confirmed
• established
• tested
• perfect
• errorless
• veracious
• proven
• impeccable
• flawless
• faultless
• letter-perfect

4

as in small

small in degree

on the off chance that you do get straight A's, you can skip a grade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• small
• outside
• slim
• slight
• remote
• negligible
• minimal
• fragile
• marginal
• tiny
• minor
• little
• frail

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• good
• large
• great
• significant
• distinct
• considerable
• substantial
• sizable
• sizeable
• healthy
• respectable
• goodly
• tidy
• largish

5

as in spicy

hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent

a telltale smirk suggested that there was something off about his parting shot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• spicy
• suggestive
• blue
• naughty
• vulgar
• racy
• salty
• bawdy
• ribald
• lewd
• off-colored
• nasty
• warm
• coarse
• risqué
• crude
• gamy
• off-color
• dirty
• obscene
• foul
• gamey
• filthy
• pornographic
• gross
• earthy
• barnyard
• stag
• leering
• locker-room
• indecent
• gutter
• raunchy
• immodest
• coarse-grained
• smutty
• lascivious
• prurient
• unpublishable
• unprintable
• indelicate
• indecorous
• X-rated
• porny

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• decent
• innocuous
• proper
• nonobscene
• correct
• inoffensive
• staid
• Victorian
• puritanical
• prudish
• prim
• nice
• priggish
• respectable
• G-rated
• polite
• straitlaced
• genteel
• seemly
• decorous
• straightlaced

off

3 of 3

verb

slang

as in to assassinate

to put to death deliberately

the hit man was rumored to have offed at least three people in the last year alone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• assassinate
• murder
• slay
• get
• execute
• kill
• whack
• put away
• take out
• ice
• terminate
• dispatch
• snuff
• do away with
• liquidate
• neutralize
• destroy
• shoot
• bump off
• slaughter
• knock off
• rub out
• fell
• do in
• blow away
• cut down
• croak
• carry off
• shoot down
• blot out
• eliminate
• smite
• claim
• butcher
• eradicate
• wipe out
• zap
• mow (down)
• massacre
• exterminate
• annihilate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restore
• raise
• revive
• animate
• resurrect
• resuscitate

Examples of off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adverb

Logitech’s Casa Pop-Up Desk is currently seeing a rare discount that drops it to $159.99 ($20 off) at Amazon. —Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 15 Aug. 2024

For instance, those booking in advance can save up to 20 percent off; guests planning to stay a little longer (four nights or more) can also take advantage of a 25 percent discount. —Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2024

Adjective

There are no off days in the Olympics, but Friday’s wow factor was a little less than other days. —John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2024

There are no teammates to carry the load on an off day. —David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2024

Verb

Various minor relatives have been unceremoniously offed by other members of the clan. —Jonah Blank, Foreign Affairs, 12 Oct. 2016

Luckily, Benjamin quickly gets offed by Adam — who slips laxatives into his drink as a prank — in the film’s first 15 minutes, leaving the family to deal with the fallout. —Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024