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off

[awf, of] / ɔf, ɒf /
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

Example Sentences

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Defensively, they held Texas star Madison Booker to three baskets off 23 attempts, including an unbelievable 17 straight misses at one point.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Bath, who were playing a knockout tie at home for the first time in this competition since 2002, were disrupted at the set-piece and put off their stride by Saracens throughout the first half.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Mullin tried unsuccessfully to get it off using soap, alcohol and other solvents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The tribe expects its state funding will be gone by the end of June, and is already laying off personnel from work that tribal leaders hoped would help employ tribal members long term.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Lower your voice, tone down your clothes, turn off that music.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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