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Synonyms for get off

28 synonyms
3 antonyms
4 meanings

verb

Most common

go away depart alight disembark stop let alone get down walk

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Go away — to depart from a location, route or conveyance. To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a…

go away, leave, depart, alight, disembark, deplane, debus, detrain rare

2. Stop — to move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. To stop touching or physically…

stop, let alone, leave alone, refrain, desist formal

3. Move from being on top of

get down, light, dismount, unhorse rare

4. Get by

Other

walk, pack off, send, trip, trip out, mail, skate on, ejaculate, cop off slang

Antonyms

get on, get in, awake

All antonyms of get off →

Definitions

v. 1
To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. To stop touching or physically interfering with something or someone.
Don't tickle me – get off!
v. 2
To depart from a location, route or conveyance. To disembark, especially from mass transportation such as a bus, ship or train.
You get off the train at the third stop.
v. 3
To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it.
Get off! You're crushing me!
v. 4
To move from being on top of (something) to not being on top of it. To move (something) from being on top of (something else) to not being on top of it.
Get your butt off your chair and help me.

Example sentences

depart At what time does the taxi to the airport depart?
alight The fire brigade arrived to find the house well alight.
disembark I can't let you disembark without giving you a big kiss.
stop Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.

By length

4 letters: stop¹, walk¹, send¹, trip¹, mail¹
5 letters: leave¹, light¹, debus²
6 letters: escape², depart², alight², desist²
7 letters: refrain², deplane, detrain, unhorse
8 letters: dismount
9 letters: disembark³, ejaculate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (debus² = 2 syllables).