Definitions

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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During this period, there is an increased risk of drowning, as waves can wash people off beaches and capsize small boats.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

In early evening in Boston, word filtered back that the Scotland team had arrived off the bus at their hotel without Napoli's star man.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

A bullish engulfing candle defined the lows in April 2025, and a hammer off the very round $100 level in April 2026, filling a gap from July 2025, again marked a trough.

From Barron's • Jun. 13, 2026

There is an alarm bell going off in consumer credit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Joan dressed herself in men’s clothes and set off to Chinon with six men-at-arms at her side.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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