Synonyms of got off

got off

verb

past tense of get off

1

as in departed

to leave a place often for another

told him to get off for home before it got dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departed
• exited
• moved
• got
• went
• pulled out
• went off
• stepped (along)
• walked out
• pushed off
• ran along
• dug out
• peeled off
• cut out
• pushed on
• started
• packed (up or off)
• escaped
• took off
• evacuated
• shoved (off)
• fled
• cleared off
• bailed out
• cleared out
• buzzed (off)
• quit
• parted
• beat it
• sallied (forth)
• buggered off
• flew
• bailed
• hit the road
• set out
• took a powder
• took a hike
• bugged out
• pulled stakes
• retired
• bugged off
• got out
• booked
• withdrew
• went out
• struck out
• ran away
• retreated
• emigrated
• piked (out or off)
• scarpered
• stepped out
• skipped
• vamoosed
• removed
• abandoned
• lit
• deserted
• mizzled
• absconded
• decamped
• vacated
• forsook
• scrammed
• scatted
• adjourned

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• came
• arrived
• turned up
• showed up
• remained
• stayed
• settled
• lodged
• closed
• approached
• reached
• hit
• dwelled
• landed
• abided
• tarried
• neared

2

as in began

to take the first step in (a process or course of action)

breakfast helps you get off to a good start in the morning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• began
• commenced
• started
• fell (to)
• got to
• set about
• opened
• entered (into or upon)
• launched
• struck (into)
• embarked (on or upon)
• got going
• led off
• kicked off
• created
• initiated
• generated
• adopted
• organized
• originated
• established
• invented
• took on
• took up
• founded
• inaugurated
• got around (to)
• instituted
• set up
• got down (to)
• spawned
• pioneered
• got round (to)
• innovated
• embraced
• fathered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• finished
• ended
• laid off
• concluded
• terminated
• stopped
• ceased
• completed
• discontinued
• left
• halted
• closed
• quit
• knocked off
• abandoned
• destroyed
• desisted
• abolished
• extinguished
• phased out
• demolished
• forsook
• exterminated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of got off

Matt Fitzpatrick, coming off a victory last week in France, also got off to a great start with six birdies in his opening seven holes. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Meta got off to an early lead with Muse, which has been downloaded more than 3 million times. — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The unit got off to a rocky start this season but there’s been recent improvement. — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 2 Oct. 2026

His season got off to a rough start, with the QB entering the NFL’s concussion protocol following a hit during Minnesota’s opening game against the Packers. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2026

There will be early disappointments, like the rough start the Dolphins (0-2) got off to in road losses to the Las Vegas Raiders and San Francisco 49ers. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

Ali said her father had previously established a nonprofit that never fully got off the ground. — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

The mood had totally shifted by the time everyone got off the coach. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

The Chiefs’ quest to regain the title got off to a great start. — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026