takes off

The phrase “takes off” has 2 syllables: takes off

It's pronounced as /teɪks ɔf/

What is synonym and antonym for takes off?

In the thesaurus, “takes off” has 181 synonyms and 56 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for takes off along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for takes off

abandons
abates
abbreviates
abridges
absconds
adjourns
ape
ascend
bails
bails out
bear
beat it
beats it
become airborne
begone
blast off
bleeds
blow
books
breaks in
buggers off
bugs off
bugs out
burglarizes
burgles
burlesque
caricature
cheats
chisels
clear out
clears off
clears out
clips
cozens
crops
curtails
cuts
cuts back
cuts down
cuts out
decamp
decamps
decreases
deducts
defrauds
depart
departs
deserts
despoils
digs out
diminishes
disappear
discounts
disrobes
docks
doffs
douses
downsizes
dwindles
emigrates
escapes
evacuates
exit
exits
exploits
fleeces
flees
flies
forsakes
get off
get out
gets
gets off
gets out
go
go away
goes
goes off
goes out
head
hightail
hit the road
hit the trail
hits the road
holds up
husks
hustles
imitate
knocks down
knocks off
knocks over
lampoon
lessens
lift off
light out
lights out
loots
lowers
make
mimic
mizzles
moves
mugs
mulcts
pares
parody
parts
peels off
pillages
plucks
plunders
prunes
pull out
pulls out
pulls stakes
pulls up stakes
pushes off
pushes on
puts off
quit
quits
ransacks
ravishes
reduces
removes
retires
retreats
retrenches
ridicule
rifles
rips off
robs
rolls
rooks
runs along
runs away
sacks
scarpers
scats
scram
scrams
send up
set out
sets out
sheds
shortchanges
shortens
shove off
shrugs off
skins
skips
slashes
soar
split
spoils
spoof
squeezes
starts
steps out
sticks
sticks up
stings
strikes out
strips
subtracts
swindles
take to the air
takes a hike
takes a powder
takes a walk
travesty
trims
truncates
undresses
vacates
vamoose
vamooses
walks out
whittles
withdraw
withdraws

Antonyms for takes off

abides
adds
adjoins
aggrandizes
amplifies
annexes
apparels
appends
approaches
arrays
arrive
arrives
attires
augments
bedecks
boosts
closes
clothes
come
come in
comes
complements
compounds
continue
dons
dresses
dwells
enhances
enlarges
escalates
expands
garbs
heightens
hits
increases
intensifies
lands
lodges
magnifies
multiplies
nears
puts on
raises
reaches
remains
rigs
robes
settles
shows up
stay
stays
suits
supplements
tarries
turns up
wears

Example Sentences

The plane takes off smoothly, heading towards its destination.
He takes off his coat and hangs it on the rack by the door.
The business idea takes off quickly, attracting investors from all over the country.
She takes off her glasses to clean them before reading.
The rocket takes off with a powerful roar, leaving a trail of smoke behind.

On this page you'll find 237 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to takes off, such as: abandons, abates, abbreviates, abides, abridges, absconds, adds.

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