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adjective, adverb, preposition
  2. 2
    leaving a plane, train, bus, etc.

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

    To get on and off of tranport: get on, board, transfer, embark, catch, change, disembarkation, off, on, deplane... more
  3. 3
    not on the top or surface of something, especially after being on it

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

    Function words referring to location: about, across, after, ahead, along, apart, around, before, beyond, by... more
  7. 7
    close to something
    1. a.
      near a particular street, road, etc., but not directly on it

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

      Next to, near to and not far away: next to, near, close, beside, nearby, nearby, next door, united, alongside, attached... more
    2. b.
      connected to a particular room or space

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

      Function words referring to location: about, across, after, ahead, along, apart, around, before, beyond, by... more
    3. c.
      in a part of the ocean that is near the land

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

      Function words referring to location: about, across, after, ahead, along, apart, around, before, beyond, by... more
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    no longer eating, using, or doing something
    1. a.
      no longer taking drugs or other harmful substances

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

      Relating to medicines and drugs: contraindication, dosage, dose, drug, injection, medicated, narcotics, OD, off, on... more
    2. b.
      no longer eating or drinking something, or no longer doing an activity because you do not like it any more
  13. 13
    a particular time or distance away
    1. a.
      used for saying how much time there is between the present and a time or event in the future

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

      General words referring to time: then, all, last, when, sometime, whenever, here, until, before, this... more
    2. b.
      a particular distance away

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

      Relating to or describing distance: long, little, away, out, from, far, long-distance, further, apart, all the way... more
  15. 15
    not within a particular area

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

    Function words referring to location: about, across, after, ahead, along, apart, around, before, beyond, by... more
  16. 16
    strange, or unusual

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

    Unusual in a strange way: strange, funny, weird, unreal, idiosyncratic, incongruous, surreal, outlandish, eccentric, edgy... more
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    mainly British food that is off is no longer fresh and is not good to eat

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

    Tasting bad or lacking flavour: stale, nasty, rancid, sour, inedible, unpalatable, tasteless, bland, insipid, bad... more
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    in a good or bad situation
    1. a.
      be well/badly off to be rich/poor

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

      To not have enough or any money: be broke, not have a penny to your name, be well/badly off, not have a pot to piss in, be caught short, be hurting... more
    2. b.
      be well/badly off for something informal to have a large/small amount of something

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

      Not enough: inadequate, insufficient, scant, derisory, pitiful, miserable, tight, meagre, in short/limited supply, not go far... more
    3. c.
      be better/worse off mainly spoken to be in a situation that is better/worse for you than another one

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of off*

      Words used to describe situations and circumstances: circumstantial, effective, effectively, face to face, fateful, be better/worse off, paradise, situated, undecided, unique... more

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