Definitions

off

[awf, of] / ɔf, ɒf /

Part of Speech:

All (3) Adjective (2) Adverb (1)

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gone; remote adj.
inferior; spoiled adj.
apart, away adv.

ADJECTIVE

gone; remote

Synonyms

STRONGEST

outside

STRONG

absent canceled finished postponed slight slim

WEAK

inoperative negligible not employed not on duty on vacation slender small unavailable

Antonyms

WEAK

here on present

ADJECTIVE

inferior; spoiled

Synonyms

STRONG

decomposed disappointing disheartening displeasing mortifying quiet slack sour turned

WEAK

bad low-quality not up to par not up to snuff poor putrid rancid rotten substandard unrewarding unsatisfactory

ADVERB

apart, away

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ahead aside below elsewhere far out over

STRONG

absent disappearing removed vanishing

WEAK

above afar away from behind beneath beside divergent farther away gone away in the distance not here to one side turning aside up front

Antonyms

WEAK

close here present

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Both vessels were anchored off the Iranian coast, not moving, according to maritime security firm Vanguard.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

I enjoy corn, on or off the cob.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Will £12 for a tub eventually start to put people off though?

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Companies that sell electricity have finally figured out a way to make money off the data center boom without ending up on the wrong side of the political fight against data centers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

When she ran away to marry Hans, for example, she’d had to escape the watchful eye of her father, sneak off on foot, and swim half a mile to their rendezvous point.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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