get off | Definition of get off

Synonyms and Antonyms of get off

1 to leave a place often for another

told him to get off for home before it got dark

Synonyms of get off

bail, bail out, begone, book [slang], bug off, bug out, bugger off [British slang], buzz (off), clear off [chiefly British], clear out, cut out, depart, dig out, exit, get, go, go off, move, pack (up or off), part, peel off, pike (out or off), pull out, push off, push on, quit, run along, sally (forth), scarper [British], shove (off), step (along), take off, vamoose, walk out

Words Related to get off

set out, start, strike out

abscond, decamp, escape, evacuate, flee, fly, get out, mizzle [chiefly British], run away, scat, scram, skip

go out, light out, step out

abandon, desert, forsake, vacate

adjourn, remove, retire, retreat, withdraw

Phrases Synonymous with get off

beat it, hit the road, pull stakes (or pull up stakes), take a hike (also take a walk), take a powder

Near Antonyms of get off

abide, dwell, lodge, remain, settle, stay, tarry

approach, close, near

hit, land, reach

Antonyms of get off

arrive, come, show up, turn up

2 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 of get off

begin, commence, embark (on or upon), enter (into or upon), fall (to), kick off, launch, lead off, open, start, strike (into)

Words Related to get off

create, generate, inaugurate, initiate, innovate, invent, originate

adopt, embrace, take on, take up

establish, father, found, institute, organize, pioneer, set up, spawn

get around (to), get down (to), get round (to)

Phrases Synonymous with get off

get going, get to, set about

Near Antonyms of get off

cease, desist, discontinue, halt, knock off, lay off, quit, stop

close, complete

abandon, forsake, leave

abolish, demolish, destroy, exterminate, extinguish, phase out

Antonyms of get off

conclude, end, finish, terminate