Definitions

take off

VERB

leave; leave the ground

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast off blow depart disappear get off get out go lift off pull out soar withdraw

WEAK

ascend bear beat it become airborne begone clear out decamp exit go away head hightail hit the road hit the trail light out make quit scram set out shove off split take to the air vamoose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come come in continue stay

VERB

mock, satirize

Synonyms

WEAK

ape burlesque caricature imitate lampoon mimic parody ridicule send up spoof travesty

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come stay

Example Sentences

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From his office window, he’d see planes taking off and wish he was there.

From The Wall Street Journal

The industry is still in its early days, and it may take years to take off—if it ever does.

From The Wall Street Journal

The aircraft had taken off earlier that morning from Birmingham.

From BBC

They could not allow the internet to take off without some form of control.

From The Wall Street Journal

Then she took off his sweater and, finally —about time —she took off his hat.

From Literature