Antonyms of verb go_off
1 of 6 senses of go off
Sense 4
go off -- (stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane")
Antonym of go on (Sense 5)
=> go on, come up, come on -- (start running, functioning, or operating; "the lights went on"; "the computer came up")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb go_off
6 senses of go off
Sense 1
abscond, bolt, absquatulate, decamp, run off, go off, make off -- (run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along; "The thief made off with our silver"; "the accountant absconded with the cash from the safe")
=> flee, fly, take flight -- (run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled")
Sense 2
go off -- (be discharged or activated; "the explosive devices went off")
=> explode, burst -- (burst outward, usually with noise; "The champagne bottle exploded")
Sense 3
fire, discharge, go off -- (go off or discharge; "The gun fired")
Sense 4
go off -- (stop running, functioning, or operating; "Our power went off during the hurricane")
=> stop, halt -- (come to a halt, stop moving; "the car stopped"; "She stopped in front of a store window")
Sense 5
go off, come off, go over -- (happen in a particular manner; "how did your talk go over?")
=> happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place -- (come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important")
Sense 6
implode, go off -- (burst inward; "The bottle imploded")
=> collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder -- (break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice")