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

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drive off

In family lore, his relatives told me, he even managed to drive off the road while driving his granddaughter to the hospital to have a baby.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 4, 2026

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

As they headed back down the mountain and began to drive off, things began to go wrong.

From BBC ● Apr. 27, 2026

“Then we drive off and weep in the car,” says Lisa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 10, 2026

He didn't ask to have his father drive off in a truck and never return.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

drive off

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