Synonyms of getting off

getting off

verb

present participle of get off

1

as in departing

to leave a place often for another

told him to get off for home before it got dark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• departing
• exiting
• moving
• getting
• going
• running along
• pulling out
• stepping (along)
• taking off
• taking a walk
• walking out
• pushing off
• going off
• pushing on
• peeling off
• shoving (off)
• digging out
• cutting out
• packing (up or off)
• buzzing (off)
• bailing out
• clearing out
• bugging out
• clearing off
• beating it
• sallying (forth)
• starting
• buggering off
• evacuating
• escaping
• taking a hike
• pulling up stakes
• fleeing
• taking a powder
• hitting the road
• parting
• bugging off
• flying
• bailing
• piking (out or off)
• pulling stakes
• quitting
• setting out
• striking out
• getting out
• vamoosing
• running away
• booking
• retiring
• withdrawing
• going out
• scarpering
• retreating
• stepping out
• emigrating
• skipping
• lighting out
• removing
• mizzling
• abandoning
• absconding
• deserting
• decamping
• vacating
• forsaking
• scramming
• scatting
• adjourning

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• coming
• showing up
• arriving
• remaining
• turning up
• staying
• settling
• lodging
• abiding
• approaching
• dwelling
• closing
• nearing
• reaching
• hitting
• tarrying
• landing

2

as in beginning

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

• beginning
• falling (to)
• commencing
• entering (into or upon)
• starting
• striking (into)
• getting to
• embarking (on or upon)
• opening
• leading off
• getting going
• launching
• setting about
• kicking off
• creating
• taking up
• taking on
• generating
• initiating
• originating
• organizing
• adopting
• establishing
• inventing
• getting around (to)
• setting up
• getting down (to)
• inaugurating
• getting round (to)
• founding
• spawning
• innovating
• instituting
• pioneering
• embracing
• fathering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ending
• finishing
• laying off
• concluding
• terminating
• stopping
• closing
• completing
• halting
• ceasing
• discontinuing
• knocking off
• leaving
• quitting
• phasing out
• abandoning
• destroying
• desisting
• forsaking
• abolishing
• extinguishing
• exterminating
• demolishing