Synonyms of get off

get off 1 of 2

verb (1)

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

get off (on)

2 of 2

verb (2)

as in to enjoy

to take pleasure in

he really gets off on being the person in charge of everyone else

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enjoy
• like
• love
• take to
• relish
• rejoice (in)
• get a kick out of
• get a charge out of
• delight (in)
• revel (in)
• have a soft spot for
• groove (on)
• go for
• savor
• savour
• fancy
• adore
• appreciate
• dig
• admire
• drink (in)
• eat (up)
• feast (on)
• dote (on)
• venerate
• cotton (to)
• revere
• indulge (in)
• be partial to
• treasure
• value
• prefer
• prize
• cherish
• worship
• wallow (in)
• devour
• luxuriate (in)
• idolize
• favor

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hate
• dislike
• detest
• loathe
• abhor
• despise
• condemn
• scorn
• abominate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of get off

Verb

SpaceX's massive Starship spacecraft is due to get off the ground again Monday evening from South Texas for the second time this year. —Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Mar. 2025

Baseball, which is dying all over the place, should get off its fat, lazy a--, and elect Pete Rose, even though far too late, into the Baseball Hall of Fame! —Ryan Morik, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025

Survivor season 48 got off to a bit of a rocky start, but viewers at home were none the wiser. —Julia Moore, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025

Here’s where to get off the tourist trail for antiques in New Orleans. —Jenny Adams, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2025

Ovechkin began this season with 853 goals — 41 shy of Gretzky’s 894 — and got off to a great start before missing time with an injury in December and slowing down a bit since his return. —Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025

The Miami Dolphins got off to a fast start at the NFL scouting combine. —Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2025

Like Kiviranta, Ross Colton got off to a career-best start, but has gone ice cold. —Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2025

This delicious stuff is ridiculously hard to get off. —Dwight Garner, Saveur, 19 Feb. 2025