Definitions

be off

INTERJECTION

scat

Synonyms

STRONG

git scoot scram shoo

WEAK

away with you be off with you beat it begone bug off get going get out get out from under my feet get out of my sight get out of my way off with you out of the way out with you

VERB

get along

Synonyms

WEAK

advance go go away leave march move move off move on proceed progress push ahead take a hike

Antonyms

WEAK

argue arrive bicker cease halt stop

VERB

get out

Synonyms

STRONGEST

avoid break out go leave take off

WEAK

alight beat it begone bug off buzz off clear out decamp depart dodge duck egress evacuate evade exit extricate oneself flee fly free oneself hightail kite make tracks run away scram shirk shun skedaddle split take a hike vacate vamoose withdraw

Antonyms

STRONGEST

come stay

WEAK

capture grab seize

VERB

lean

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bow drift incline nod prop recline slant tilt tip twist veer

STRONG

beetle cant careen curve decline deflect dip divert droop heel jut list overhang pitch place repose rest roll sag sheer sink slope turn

WEAK

be slanted fasten on hang on put weight on rest on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

straighten

STRONG

ascend rise

Example Sentences

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What’s News will be off for Memorial Day tomorrow.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“Once a health event happens,” Judge said, “the option may be off the table entirely.”

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

If that model is missing something, such as details about dark energy, unknown particles, or changes in gravity, its predictions for today's expansion could be off.

From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026

While a modest rise in UK domestic energy bills is almost certain in July, October's feared significant further rise could now be off.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Facing him was the sad but stubborn heroine with the count beside her, and their horses, tethered to a nearby oak, were neighing and pawing the ground, impatient to be off.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

be off

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