taking off

The phrase “taking off” has 3 syllables: tak-ing off

It's pronounced as /ˈteɪ.kɪŋ ɔf/


What is synonym and antonym for taking off?

In the thesaurus, “taking off” has 28 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for taking off

  • bailing out
  • beating it
  • bugging out
  • clearing off
  • clearing out
  • cutting out
  • deducting
  • departing
  • digging out
  • exiting
  • getting
  • getting off
  • going
  • going off
  • knocking over
  • moving
  • peeling off
  • pulling out
  • pushing off
  • pushing on
  • putting off
  • removing
  • ripping off
  • robbing
  • running along
  • subtracting
  • taking a walk
  • walking out

Antonyms for taking off

  • adding
  • adjoining
  • arriving
  • coming
  • putting on
  • remaining
  • showing up
  • turning up

Example Sentences

  • The airplane is taking off in ten minutes, so please fasten your seatbelt.
  • She felt her career was finally taking off after landing that major contract.
  • The rocket is taking off from the launch pad at dawn.
  • Sales are taking off due to the new marketing strategy.
  • His popularity is taking off thanks to his viral videos.

On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to taking off, such as: adding, adjoining, arriving, bailing out, beating it, bugging out, clearing off.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

abating

  • abbreviating
  • abolishing
  • aborting
  • abridging
  • abrogating
  • allaying
  • alleviating
  • analeptic
  • annihilating
  • annulling
  • assuaging
  • avoiding
  • bankrupting
  • banning
  • bereaving
  • breaking down
  • calling
  • calling off
  • canceling
  • cancelling
  • ceasing
  • cheating
  • clipping
  • closing
  • collapsing
  • compressing
  • concluding
  • condensing
  • consolatory
  • consoling
  • constricting
  • contracting
  • countermanding
  • cropping
  • crumbling
  • curing
  • curtailing
  • cutting
  • cutting back
  • cutting down
  • de-escalating
  • declinatory
  • declining
  • decreasing
  • decrescent
  • deducting
  • deflating
  • defrauding
  • denting
  • denuding
  • depleting
  • depreciating
  • depriving
  • descending
  • desisting
  • diminishing
  • disallowing
  • disannulling
  • discontinuing
  • discounting
  • disfurnishing
  • dismissing
  • dissolving
  • divesting
  • docking
  • doing away with
  • downscaling
  • downsizing
  • dropping
  • dwindling
  • dying
  • dying down
  • easing
  • ebbing
  • eliminating
  • encouraging
  • ending
  • enjoining
  • eradicating
  • erasing
  • evaporating
  • expiring
  • fading away
  • falling
  • falling away
  • finishing
  • flagging
  • forbidding
  • freeing
  • giving out
  • health-giving
  • heart-warming
  • impoverishing
  • inspiriting
  • invalidating
  • invigorating
  • knocking down
  • knocking off
  • lapsing
  • leaving off
  • lessening
  • letting up
  • lightening
  • liquidating
  • losing momentum
  • lowering
  • minimizing
  • mitigating
  • moderating
  • modifying
  • modulating
  • narrowing
  • negating
  • nicking
  • nullifying
  • nulling
  • outlawing
  • overriding
  • overruling
  • overturning
  • palling
  • paring
  • passing
  • phasing down
  • plummeting
  • plunging
  • prohibiting
  • pruning
  • qualifying
  • quashing
  • quieting
  • quitting
  • reassuring
  • recalling
  • receding
  • reducing
  • refreshing
  • rejecting
  • relaxing
  • relenting
  • relieving
  • remedying
  • remitting
  • removing
  • repealing
  • rescinding
  • restoring
  • retracting
  • retrenching
  • reversing
  • revitalizing
  • revivifying
  • revoking
  • rolling back
  • sagging
  • setting aside
  • settling
  • shortchanging
  • shortening
  • shrinking
  • shriveling up
  • sinking
  • slackening
  • slashing
  • sliding
  • slipping
  • slowing
  • slumping
  • softening
  • solacing
  • soothing
  • stopping
  • striking down
  • stripping
  • subsiding
  • subtracting
  • succoring
  • suspending
  • sustaining
  • taking off
  • tapering
  • tapering off
  • terminating
  • throwing out
  • toppling
  • tottering
  • tranquilizing
  • trimming
  • truncating
  • tumbling
  • upholding
  • vacating
  • vanishing
  • vetoing
  • voiding
  • waning
  • warming
  • wasting
  • weakening
  • wearing down
  • wearing off
  • whittling
  • winding up
  • withdrawing
  • writing off

bailing out

  • beating it
  • buggering off
  • bugging out
  • clearing off
  • clearing out
  • cutting out
  • departing
  • digging out
  • evacuating
  • exiting
  • getting
  • getting off
  • going
  • going off
  • moving
  • peeling off
  • pulling out
  • pulling up stakes
  • pushing off
  • pushing on
  • relieve
  • rescue
  • rescuing
  • running along
  • saving
  • starting
  • taking a walk
  • taking off
  • walking out

taking a hike

  • avoid
  • bailing
  • bailing out
  • beating it
  • betray
  • blow
  • bolt
  • break out
  • bugging out
  • clearing off
  • clearing out
  • cutting out
  • depart
  • departing
  • desert
  • digging out
  • disappear
  • disengage
  • drop out
  • eliminate
  • escape
  • evacuating
  • flee
  • fly
  • forsake
  • get
  • get off
  • getting off
  • give up
  • go
  • go out
  • going
  • going off
  • jump
  • leave
  • move
  • moving
  • pass
  • peeling off
  • progress
  • pull back
  • pull out
  • pulling out
  • pushing off
  • pushing on
  • quit
  • quitting
  • retire
  • retreat
  • running along
  • separate
  • start
  • take off
  • taking off
  • travel
  • vacate
  • vanish
  • walking out
  • withdraw

taking a powder

  • avoid
  • bailing out
  • beating it
  • bugging out
  • clearing off
  • clearing out
  • cutting out
  • depart
  • departing
  • desert
  • digging out
  • disappear
  • discard
  • discontinue
  • ditch
  • dodge
  • drop out
  • dump
  • elude
  • emerge
  • evade
  • exiting
  • flee
  • fly
  • getting
  • getting off
  • go
  • going
  • going off
  • leave
  • move
  • moving
  • pass
  • peeling off
  • progress
  • pull out
  • pulling out
  • pulling up stakes
  • pushing off
  • pushing on
  • quit
  • retire
  • run
  • running along
  • slip
  • slip away
  • stop
  • surrender
  • taking a walk
  • taking off
  • travel
  • vacate
  • vanish
  • walking out
  • withdraw

taking a walk

  • abandon
  • abscond
  • amble
  • bailing
  • bailing out
  • beating it
  • bugging out
  • clearing off
  • clearing out
  • cutting out
  • depart
  • departing
  • desert
  • digging out
  • discard
  • discontinue
  • ditch
  • drop
  • drop out
  • dump
  • escort
  • evacuating
  • getting off
  • give up
  • go
  • going
  • going off
  • hike
  • lead
  • leave
  • lumber
  • meander
  • moving
  • parade
  • peeling off
  • plod
  • prance
  • pull out
  • pulling out
  • pushing off
  • pushing on
  • quit
  • quitting
  • race
  • reject
  • relinquish
  • renounce
  • retire
  • revolt
  • roam
  • run
  • running along
  • saunter
  • shuffle
  • step
  • stop
  • stride
  • stroll
  • strut
  • surrender
  • taking off
  • trek
  • trudge
  • vacate
  • walking out
  • wander
  • withdraw

Browse the Thesaurus