took off

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leave; leave the ground v.
mock, satirize v.

VERB

leave; leave the ground

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blast off blow depart disappear get off get out go lift off pull out soar withdraw

WEAK

ascend bear beat it become airborne begone clear out decamp exit go away head hightail hit the road hit the trail light out make quit scram set out shove off split take to the air vamoose

Antonyms

STRONGEST

arrive come come in continue stay

VERB

mock, satirize

Synonyms

WEAK

ape burlesque caricature imitate lampoon mimic parody ridicule send up spoof travesty

Antonyms

WEAK

arrive come stay

Example Sentences

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took off

The current Air Force One plane took off after the delay, with the president aboard.

From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026

“I was an indie filmmaker that was compelled to tell that story. And then audiences embraced that story and that story took off in a way that was unexpected and surprising even for me.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Chawawa was in his teens when social media and smartphones took off, and says he "took for granted" the brief time before any and every fun occasion was recorded and posted for posterity.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Shares of GoPro took off following the company’s 2014 IPO on hopes it could ride a boom in social media and user-generated content to greater profits.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026

We just took off in our dirty work clothes and Wellington boots with our farm baskets on our heads.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo