Synonyms of get off

get off

verb

1

as in to depart

to leave a place often for another

told him to get off for home before it got dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depart
• move
• exit
• get
• go
• pull out
• peel off
• take a walk
• push off
• go off
• walk out
• run along
• take off
• cut out
• escape
• bail out
• clear off
• clear out
• start
• step (along)
• push on
• evacuate
• dig out
• shove (off)
• part
• flee
• sally (forth)
• quit
• beat it
• pike (out or off)
• fly
• bail
• take a hike
• bug off
• bugger off
• take a powder
• buzz (off)
• pull up stakes
• bug out
• book
• set out
• pack (up or off)
• hit the road
• get out
• withdraw
• retire
• strike out
• pull stakes
• begone
• retreat
• run away
• emigrate
• skip
• scarper
• vamoose
• go out
• step out
• remove
• abandon
• desert
• light out
• abscond
• vacate
• forsake
• scram
• decamp
• scat
• adjourn
• mizzle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• come
• arrive
• show up
• remain
• stay
• turn up
• dwell
• settle
• abide
• close
• approach
• reach
• hit
• lodge
• land
• near
• tarry

2

as in to begin

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• begin
• start
• commence
• fall (to)
• get going
• get to
• set about
• open
• strike (into)
• enter (into or upon)
• found
• launch
• embark (on or upon)
• lead off
• kick off
• create
• generate
• initiate
• take up
• adopt
• organize
• originate
• get around (to)
• take on
• get down (to)
• establish
• invent
• pioneer
• institute
• innovate
• set up
• get round (to)
• inaugurate
• spawn
• father
• embrace

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• end
• finish
• conclude
• stop
• terminate
• cease
• complete
• lay off
• quit
• close
• halt
• discontinue
• leave
• abandon
• knock off
• destroy
• desist
• abolish
• extinguish
• forsake
• phase out
• exterminate
• demolish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get off

In a season that will likely decide team president Jed Hoyer’s future with the club, getting off to a slow start will bring only more anxiety and unease to a group that was working hard to improve a roster that has won 83 games in back-to-back seasons. —Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025

State police said the Honda driver was able to elude the box-in attempt and got off the highway allegedly going about 100 mph on the Exit 68 off-ramp, the warrant affidavits said. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2025

Both council members acknowledged that the project has taken a while to get off the ground. —Marcus Dorsey, Idaho Statesman, 27 Mar. 2025

The Buckeyes had a roller coaster of a season, getting off to a 10-1 start before hosting then-defending champions Michigan, who had struggled all season. —Ryan Morik, Fox News, 25 Mar. 2025

Watkins didn’t put weight on either leg, and the staffers took her to the end of the court opposite the USC locker room to get off the floor as quickly as possible. —Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025

Popular cities like Venice draw crowds for good reason, but there are plenty of places—and ways—to get off the standard tourist trail and embrace la dolce vita. —Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 24 Mar. 2025

There's precedent for Disney's live-action remakes getting off to a slow start but ultimately maintaining their box office pace and far outperforming their budgets when the curtain finally drops. —Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025

What’s scarier: Since getting off to that 11-goal, 22-point start in his first 20 games, Boldy has 10 goals and 33 points in his last 47. —Michael Russo, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025