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Off

/ɔːf/

(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.

📖 Definitions of "Off"

noun

1
(usually in phrases such as 'from the off', 'at the off', etc.) Beginning; starting point.
"He has been very obviously an untrustworthy narrator right from the off."

verb

adjective

1
Inoperative, disabled.
"All the lights are off."
2
Cancelled; not happening.
"The party's off because the hostess is sick."
3
Not fitted; not being worn.
"The drink spilled out of the bottle because the top was off."
4
Rancid, rotten, gone bad.
"This milk is off!"

adverb

1
In a direction away from the speaker or object.
"He drove off in a cloud of smoke."
2
Into a state of non-operation or non-existence.
"Please switch off the light when you leave."
3
So as to remove or separate, or be removed or separated.
"He bit off the end of the carrot."
4
Used in various other ways specific to individual idiomatic phrases, e.g. bring off, show off, put off, tell off, etc. See the entry for the individual phrase.

10 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
sournoun	Tasting of acidity.
disconnected	That is no longer connected.
unsatisfactory	Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
awayverb	From a place, hence.
turned	moved around an axis or center
soured	That has become or been made sour.
off-duty	—
off duty	—
cancelled	No longer planned or scheduled.
forthnoun	(formal, archaic) Out into view; from a particular place or position.

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
onverb	In the state of being active, functioning or operating.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
awayverb	From a place, hence.
cancelled	No longer planned or scheduled.
forthnoun	(formal, archaic) Out into view; from a particular place or position.
inactivenoun	Not active, temporarily or permanently.
disconnected	That is no longer connected.
unsatisfactory	Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
soured	That has become or been made sour.
sournoun	Tasting of acidity.
off-duty	—
off duty	—
turned	moved around an axis or center
outnoun	Away from the inside or centre.
asidenoun	To or on one side so as to be out of the way.
off-site	Away from a particular site.
outsidenoun	The space beyond some limit or boundary.
externally	on the surface or the outside
exteriornoun	Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
remotely	At a distance, far away.
farnoun	Distant; remote in space.
offshorenoun	Located in another country, especially one having beneficial tax laws or labor costs.