offing
The word “offing” has 2 syllables: of-fing.
It's pronounced as /ˈɔːfɪŋ/.
What is synonym and antonym for offing?
In the thesaurus, “offing” has 35 synonyms and 7 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for offing along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for offing
- afterlife
- assassinating
- assassination
- bloodshed
- bumping off
- butchery
- crime
- destiny
- destruction
- executing
- fate
- felony
- foul play
- future
- futurity
- havoc
- hit
- homicide
- killing
- lynching
- manslaughter
- mass murder
- massacre
- millennium
- murder
- murdering
- outlook
- prospect
- rubout
- shooting
- slaughter
- slaying
- terrorism
- tomorrow
- warfare
Antonyms for offing
Meanings of offing
- verb
- To kill.
- To switch off.
- noun
- The area of the sea in which a ship can be seen in the distance from land, excluding the parts nearest the shore, and beyond the anchoring ground.
- The distance that a ship at sea keeps away from land, often because of navigational dangers, fog and other hazards; a position at a distance from shore.
- The foreseeable future. Chiefly in the phrase in the offing.
Example Sentences
- As they sailed further out to sea, the offing became a blur of colors at sunset.
- The storm was brewing in the offing, prompting the fishermen to head back to shore.
- She spotted a large vessel approaching in the offing and wondered what it might be.
- With the offing filled with dark clouds, they decided to delay their journey.
- The captain scanned the horizon, looking for signs of other ships in the offing.
On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to offing, such as: afterlife, animating, assassinating, assassination, bloodshed, bumping off, butchery.
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