off

/ˈɔf/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adverb

1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
   “ran away from the lion”
2. at a distance in space or time
   “the boat was 5 miles off (or away)”
3. no longer on or in contact or attached
   “clean off the dirt”

adjective

1. not in operation or operational
   “the oven is off”
2. below a satisfactory level
   “an off year for tennis”
3. (of events) no longer planned or scheduled
   “the wedding is definitely off”
4. in an unpalatable state
   “sour milk”
5. not performing or scheduled for duties
   “He's off every Tuesday”

verb

1. kill intentionally and with premeditation
   “The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”

Synonyms for off

• away
• forth
• disconnected
• unsatisfactory
• cancelled
• sour
• turned
• soured
• inactive
• murder
• slay
• hit
• dispatch
• bump off
• polish off
• remove

Antonyms of off

• on

Words that rhyme with off

• trough
• payoff
• takeoff
• cutoff
• kickoff
• scoff
• runoff
• standoff
• turnoff
• blastoff
• doff
• falloff
• knockoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• playoff
• selloff
• toff
• tradeoff
• aikoff
• bahnhof
• beloff
• benninghoff
• boff
• bohnhoff
• brinkerhoff
• brockhoff
• cargonoff
• castoff
• checkoff