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Definitions

burn off

VERB
clear
Synonyms
STRONGEST
clarify eliminate erase free open
STRONG
ameliorate brighten cleanse disencumber disengage disentangle empty extricate lighten loosen lose meliorate purify refine rid sweep tidy unblock unburden unclog unload unloose unpack untie vacate void wipe
WEAK
break up rule out shake off throw off
Antonyms
STRONG
dirty entangle fill pollute
WEAK
clutter pile up
VERB
unblock
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ameliorate disentangle unclog
STRONG
brighten clarify cleanse disencumber disengage eliminate empty erase extricate free lighten loosen lose meliorate open purify refine rid sweep tidy unburden unload unloose unpack untie vacate void wipe
WEAK
break up rule out shake off throw off
Antonyms
STRONG
burden corrupt darken depress dirty dull fill keep load pollute sanction upset

Example Sentences

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To burn off my energy, my parents had enrolled me in dance classes at age 4.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

During “Luna,” a slow burn off Pluma’s 2023 album “Génesis,” the corrido tumbado singers join forces to deliver a heartfelt performance of the romantic ballad.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2025

Dr Raffan explained: "It alters the predisposition to weight gain because it's tweaking a system that is involved in regulating how hungry we feel and how much energy we burn off."

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2025

The gel can subsequently be heated to burn off the organic fragment.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2024

In England this latter practice developed about 1951 as a result of a shortage of sulfuric acid, formerly used to burn off the potato vines.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.