Definitions

drive off

VERB

repel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chase away confront drive away fend off hold off rebuff resist ward off withstand

STRONG

buck check cool cut decline dismiss disown dispute duel fight kick oppose parry rebut refuse reject traverse

WEAK

beat back beat off brush off cast aside drive back force back force off give cold shoulder to hold back keep at arm's length keep at bay keep off knock down push back put down put to flight stand up against stave off turn down

Antonyms

STRONG

accept agree aid allow approve assist help increase sanction support

WEAK

attract draw

VERB

rout

Synonyms

STRONGEST

beat chase clobber conquer crush destroy expel finish kill overpower repulse subdue trounce vanquish whip wipe out

STRONG

bash bulldoze bury cream discomfit dispel hunt lambaste larrup murder outmaneuver overthrow scatter scuttle skunk subjugate swamp torpedo total wallop wax worst zap

WEAK

blow out of water clean up on cut to pieces put to flight shut out wipe off map

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bear begin build create fail forfeit initiate lose release retreat start surrender yield

STRONG

collect gather

WEAK

win

Example Sentences

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Nothing is ablaze, of course, but a woman from the sheriff’s department is outside, monitoring this early departure, asking questions of Martin that we can’t hear, yet not stopping his wish to drive off quickly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Instead she hit the gas and attempted to drive off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

At the other end, Ben Duckett settled his nerves with a textbook drive off Scott Boland to bank the first four of the series and followed it up with another in the same over.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

An understated private drive off a hedge-lined B road is a portal to a world beyond the dreams of most sportspeople.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

When I rang the doorbell and watched my mother drive off, I didn’t even think about being on that porch a few days ago with the lasagna dinner.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings

drive off

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