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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Zuckerberg, who has shown off his hydrofoiling skills on social media, also has a massive compound in Lake Tahoe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Saturday will get off to a bright and fresh start, as many wake up to a chill in the air.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

My friend in Wisconsin was laid off and was told that her health insurance through her employer ends at midnight.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026

In reporting this story, I heard from people who felt their therapist judged—or argued about—their political views, took a spouse’s side in couples therapy and encouraged them to cut off a family member.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 22, 2026

Then he took the helmet off and smelled it.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

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