What is another word for leave off?
500 synonyms found
What does it mean to leave off something?
Why do you need to leave off furniture?
Pronunciation:
[ lˈiːv ˈɒf], [ lˈiːv ˈɒf], [ l_ˈiː_v ˈɒ_f]
Leave off is a phrasal verb that means to stop doing something or to discontinue an activity. There are a few synonyms that can be used to convey the same meaning such as cease, end, halt, discontinue, terminate, abandon, desist, stop, quit, and give up. Cease and end both suggest that an activity has come to a stop while halt implies a sudden interruption. Discontinue, terminate, and abandon all suggest a deliberate decision to suspend or stop an activity. Desist implies a stopping of an action as a result of a lack of ability or desire. Stop, quit and give up all have similar meanings, suggesting a deliberate decision to put an activity to a halt.
Related words: leave off white paint, leave off the bed sheet, leave off the clothes, leave off the cups or plates, leave off the table mat or cloth, leave off the floor rug or carpet, leave off the lights, leave off the furniture
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Similar words for leave off:
- cut out (noun)
- except (noun)
- exclude (noun)
- give up (noun)
- leave off (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- cease (verb)
- change (verb)
- desist (verb)
- discontinue (verb)
- give in/give up (verb)
- kick (verb)
- knock off (verb)
- lay off (verb)
- quit (verb)
- refrain (verb)
- renounce (verb)
- other synonyms
- cease
- kick
- lay off
- other relevant words
- renounce
- other relevant words (noun)
Synonyms for Leave off:
n.
• cut out (noun)- cut.
- give.
v.
• cease (verb)- halt.
- haddest done with,
- Re sign,
- re signed,
- re-signing,
- having done with,
- hath done with,
- re-signs,
- had done with,
- re signing,
- hadst done with,
- hast done with,
- re signs,
- has done with,
- not did,
- re-sign,
- re-signed.
- dis-joined,
- dis connected,
- putting an end to,
- dis-unite,
- puts end to,
- blows off,
- dis sever,
- putting end to,
- puts an end to,
- inter-posed,
- dis unites,
- inter posing,
- dis connects,
- dis severed,
- dis uniting,
- blew off,
- dis-severed,
- dis-united,
- dis continued,
- dis continues,
- dis-joining,
- dis-continues,
- dis-connected,
- dis joined,
- dis-severs,
- dis severs,
- dis severing,
- dis continuing,
- dis-continued,
- blowing off,
- dis joining,
- dis-severing,
- dis unite,
- dis-continue,
- inter pose,
- dis joins,
- dis connect,
- dis join,
- dis-connect,
- refraining from,
- inter-pose,
- refrains from,
- dis connecting,
- bagged it,
- dis-uniting,
- inter posed,
- refrained from,
- inter-posing,
- bags it,
- dis-continuing,
- dis continue,
- dis united,
- dis-unites,
- dis-join,
- bagging it,
- dis-sever,
- dis-connecting,
- dis-joins,
- dis-connects.
- dropping like a hot potato,
- washing hands of,
- throwing in towel,
- caved in,
- washed hands of,
- dropt like a hot potato,
- dropping like hot potato,
- threw towel,
- sur-renders,
- threw in the towel,
- dropt like hot potato,
- taking the oath,
- throw the towel,
- sur-rendering,
- buckled under,
- washed one's hands of,
- threw the towel,
- buckling under,
- washes one's hands of,
- dropped like a hot potato,
- threw in towel,
- throws towel,
- washing ones hands of,
- throwing the towel,
- throws in the towel,
- sur renders,
- drops like hot potato,
- drops like a hot potato,
- throws the towel,
- washes one hands of,
- sur rendering,
- washed ones hands of,
- washing one's hands of,
- taking oath,
- takes the oath,
- takes oath,
- throwing towel,
- washed one hands of,
- wash one hands of,
- sur rendered,
- took the oath,
- washes ones hands of,
- dropped like hot potato,
- washing one hands of,
- buckles under,
- washes hands of,
- sur-rendered,
- wash ones hands of,
- took oath,
- throws in towel,
- sur-render,
- throw towel.
- give rest,
- gives rest,
- re sting,
- leaving alone,
- lies by,
- gave a rest,
- giving rest,
- lied by,
- leaved alone,
- gave rest,
- lying by,
- giving a rest,
- re-sting,
- leaves alone,
- gives a rest.
- gets the wagon,
- gave notice,
- hanged it up,
- got on wagon,
- getting wagon,
- kicked over,
- sews up,
- gat wagon,
- get wagon,
- gets wagon,
- got the wagon,
- get on wagon,
- gotten on the wagon,
- gotten on wagon,
- with-drawn,
- with drawing,
- kicks over,
- kicked the habit,
- takes the cure,
- with-drew,
- gets on the wagon,
- with draw,
- hangs it up,
- hanged up,
- getting the wagon,
- take cure,
- gotten wagon,
- got on the wagon,
- re-tire,
- re tires,
- kicked habit,
- getting on wagon,
- giving notice,
- kicking habit,
- took the cure,
- get the wagon,
- quitted cold,
- kicks the habit,
- kicking over,
- quits cold,
- with drew,
- gets on wagon,
- kick habit,
- hanging it up,
- re tired,
- with drawn,
- gotten the wagon,
- hung it up,
- with-drawing,
- got wagon,
- taking cure,
- quitting cold,
- re tiring,
- with-draw,
- gat on wagon,
- took cure,
- kicking the habit,
- re-tiring,
- kicks habit,
- takes cure,
- with draws,
- re tire,
- hanging up,
- gat on the wagon,
- gat the wagon,
- gives notice,
- getting on the wagon.
- goes on wagon,
- passes up,
- sitting out,
- re strains,
- re-strain,
- taking pledge,
- go on wagon,
- am temperate,
- going the wagon,
- taking the pledge,
- goes on the wagon,
- re-strained,
- with holding,
- being temperate,
- took pledge,
- re-straining,
- going on wagon,
- with holds,
- re-strains,
- re strained,
- goes wagon,
- with held,
- with-holds,
- sate out,
- wast temperate,
- takes pledge,
- art temperate,
- were temperate,
- re strain,
- go the wagon,
- was temperate,
- went wagon,
- went on the wagon,
- are temperate,
- takes the pledge,
- passing up,
- going on the wagon,
- with-held,
- re straining,
- went the wagon,
- sits out,
- going wagon,
- with hold,
- take pledge,
- with-hold,
- wert temperate,
- go wagon,
- went on wagon,
- goes the wagon,
- is temperate.
- dis avowed,
- left flat,
- divorcing from,
- dis carding,
- dis-owning,
- dis avows,
- dis-avow,
- de-cline,
- divorced from,
- dis card,
- dis-owned,
- dis cards,
- abstained from,
- leaving flat,
- dis claims,
- leaved flat,
- apostacized,
- tosses over,
- divorcing oneself from,
- dis-avows,
- divorced oneself from,
- tergiversing,
- dis-avowing,
- apostacizes,
- re-canted,
- re canting,
- dis claimed,
- tossing over,
- swears off,
- dis-claiming,
- dis-carding,
- swore off,
- dis-claimed,
- dis-claims,
- abstaining from,
- dis-avowed,
- dis claiming,
- de sert,
- tost over,
- de-sert,
- tergiversed,
- dis-cards,
- dis owning,
- dis carded,
- dis avowing,
- sware off,
- de clines,
- dis-carded,
- apostacizing,
- dis-card,
- re-canting,
- tossed over,
- tergiverses,
- divorces from,
- de-clines,
- dis-claim,
- divorces oneself from,
- de cline,
- dis avow,
- dis claim,
- dis owned,
- leaves flat.
Other synonyms:
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- belay.
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- relinquish.
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- remit.
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- break.
- surcease,
- call it a day,
- pack in,
- cut it out,
- intermit,
- bring to an end,
- packs in,
- Intermitting,
- packed in,
- giving over,
- bring to end,
- quit cold turkey,
- call a day,
- calls it quits,
- Intermitted,
- come to an end,
- call it quits.
- give in,
- put an end to,
- gave in,
- pass up,
- forswear,
- passed up,
- taking the cure,
- Forbore,
- cave in,
- have done with,
- put end to,
- be temperate,
- drop like a hot potato,
- leave,
- renounce,
- quit cold,
- lay off,
- cease,
- blow off,
- took the pledge,
- intervenes,
- sewed up,
- not do,
- caving in,
- sit out,
- hang it up,
- bag it,
- take the pledge,
- sew up,
- stop work,
- drop like hot potato,
- refrain,
- Paused,
- kick the habit,
- kick over,
- sat out,
- take the oath,
- throwing in the towel,
- caves in,
- kick,
- discontinue,
- throw in the towel,
- take the cure,
- knock off,
- hang up,
- give up,
- buckle under,
- refrain from,
- take oath,
- give notice,
- interpose,
- desist,
- throw in towel,
- go on the wagon,
- wash one's hands of,
- get on the wagon,
- quit.
- Ratted,
- divorce from,
- leave flat,
- wash hands of,
- divorce oneself from,
- abstains from,
- ratting,
- tergiverse,
- apostacize,
- toss over,
- swearing off.
- shut up,
- chuck,
- abdicate,
- throw overboard,
- be over,
- cancel,
- hand over,
- come to a halt,
- drop it,
- knock it off,
- miss,
- rid oneself of,
- come off,
- hold,
- neglect,
- bar,
- swear off,
- throw up,
- debar,
- dismiss,
- stay,
- shut,
- reject,
- forbear,
- terminate,
- lay,
- interrupt,
- disuse,
- shake,
- break off,
- forgo,
- switch off,
- lay down,
- scrub,
- yield,
- forsake,
- cede,
- finish,
- overlook,
- nol-pros,
- abstain from,
- acknowledge defeat,
- close down,
- abjure,
- waive,
- throw over,
- break the habit,
- desist from,
- abstain,
- shut down,
- conclude,
- let go,
- turn off,
- shut off,
- abort,
- suspend,
- remove,
- surrender,
- resign.
How to use "Leave off" in context?
When you leave off a word in a sentence, it's common for people to assume that the word "off" is implied. But this isn't always the case. In some contexts, you may actually want to leave the "off" out of the sentence. For example, you might say "I left my phone at home" instead of "I left my phone off.
Homophones for Leave off:
- lave, luba, lief, lop off, layoff, loop, lip off, loopy, levi, loaf, livy, loofa, levy, liv, lap, lvii, life buoy, lbf., life, lapp, lap up, leafy, leaf, live, lovoa, lobe, layby, lollipop, lifo, l-p, luff, lullaby, lay off, lavabo, lav, lowlife, lobby, leppy, leave, lop, lollop, loeb, lip, love, lube, lope, loofah, lvi, lp, Li Po, lv, llb, Lowboy, lippi, loupe, lay up, lviii, libby, lay-by, leap, lob, luffa, lab, layup, libya, lay-up, lf, lava, lev, lb, leipoa, levee.
Hyponym for Leave off:
v.
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stative
discontinue.
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stative
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