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Synonyms of take off
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Noun
1. takeoff, departure, going, going away, leaving
usage:
a departure; especially of airplanes
2. takeoff, rise, rising, ascent, ascension
usage:
the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
3. parody, lampoon, spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque, travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on, caricature, imitation, impersonation
usage:
a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
4. parody, mockery, takeoff, apery, mimicry
usage:
humorous or satirical mimicry
Verb
1. depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off, leave, go forth, go away
usage:
leave; "The family took off for Florida"
2. take off, remove, take, take away, withdraw
usage:
take away or remove; "Take that weight off me!"
3. take off, lift off, depart, part, start, start out, set forth, set off, set out, take off
usage:
depart from the ground; "The plane took off two hours late"
4. take off, take time off, interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off
usage:
take time off from work; stop working temporarily
5. take off, imitate, copy, simulate
usage:
mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner; "This song takes off from a famous aria"
6. take off, undress, discase, uncase, unclothe, strip, strip down, disrobe, peel
usage:
remove clothes; "take off your shirt--it's very hot in here"
7. get off the ground, take off, start, go, get going
usage:
get started or set in motion, used figuratively; "the project took a long time to get off the ground"
8. take off, kill
usage:
prove fatal; "The disease took off"
9. subtract, deduct, take off, calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work out, reckon, figure
usage:
make a subtraction; "subtract this amount from my paycheck"
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