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Synonyms for let off

17 synonyms
2 antonyms
3 meanings

verb
noun

Most common

let out touch off detonate excuse pardon exempt fire off explode

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Let out — to cause to explode or come out; to release

let out, touch off, detonate

2. Excuse — to forgive and not punish

3. Exempt

exempt, relieve

Other

explode, fire, fire off, leave off, shoot, break wind, discharge, exonerate

Noun

set-off, let-up

Antonyms

punish, ratchet up

All antonyms of let off →

Definitions

v. 1
To cause to explode or come out; to release.
Stand back when you let off fireworks.
v. 2
To forgive and not punish.
The boss let me off for breaking the office window, when in theory she could have fined me about 30 dollars.
v. 3
Synonym of leave off.
n. 1
An escape from punishment.
The missed penalty was a massive let-off for the home team.

Related words

Other spellings: let-off letoff

Example sentences

detonate We're going to detonate the bomb in a few moments.
excuse Excuse me, but where is the men's shoe department?
pardon I beg your pardon; I didn't quite catch your name.
exempt These articles are exempt from "Droits de douane".

By length

4 letters: fire²
5 letters: shoot¹
6 letters: excuse², pardon², exempt²
7 letters: relieve², explode²
8 letters: detonate³
9 letters: discharge², exonerate⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fire² = 2 syllables).