took off

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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The concept of loading up on protein isn’t new per se — it first took off in the late twentieth century when diet and fitness cultures had both gone mainstream.

From Salon • May 7, 2026

The bleeding continued after Anthropic’s coding tool Claude Code took off among software developers, and OpenAI missed some internal revenue targets.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

When children's author Sally Gardiner's career first took off, friends assumed her extravagant spending was a byproduct of her newfound success.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Luka Doncic, nursing a left hamstring injury, even took off his white jacket during the dramatic overtime.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

Before coming to the beach, I took off my necklace with the Jewish star and hid it in my satchel.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar