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[awf, of] / ɔf, ɒf /

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gone; remote adj.
inferior; spoiled adj.
apart, away adv.

ADJECTIVE

gone; remote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outside

STRONG

absent canceled finished postponed slight slim

WEAK

inoperative negligible not employed not on duty on vacation slender small unavailable

Antonyms

WEAK

here on present

ADJECTIVE

inferior; spoiled

Synonyms

STRONG

decomposed disappointing disheartening displeasing mortifying quiet slack sour turned

WEAK

bad low-quality not up to par not up to snuff poor putrid rancid rotten substandard unrewarding unsatisfactory

ADVERB

apart, away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead aside below elsewhere far out over

STRONG

absent disappearing removed vanishing

WEAK

above afar away from behind beneath beside divergent farther away gone away in the distance not here to one side turning aside up front

Antonyms

WEAK

close here present

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In the third quarter, safety Alex Cook picked off a pass by Spencer Rattler at the goal line and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

If Norris can keep the lead off the line to the end of the first lap, he has a chance.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

When pulled off successfully, the power of silence raises the volume on everything else that matters.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 2026

In March, the government broke off its contracts with Anthropic and designated the company a supply chain risk after it refused to grant the military unfettered access to its AI models.

From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026

When I get to the front, I see a sight that stops me cold—Aunt J is off in the corner, doing something I haven’t seen her do since Mom’s funeral.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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