adv. 1 away, out, elsewhere His secretary said that he'd gone off for the weekend 2 distant, away, afar, far-off The U-boat was a mile off Christmas is only a month off.
adj. 3 incorrect, wrong, inaccurate, in error, mistaken, misguided, misled, off the mark I'm afraid you're off on the question of the best way to approach him 4 mad, insane, crazy, eccentric, touched (in the head), Colloq dotty, dippy, nutty, potty Underwood's aunt is slightly off 5 remote, distant, improbable, unlikely He went to the station on the off chance that she would be on the midday train 6 off work, at leisure, idle, free, open; on holiday Can you get the day off tomorrow to go on a picnic with me? 7 sour, mouldy, bad, rotten, rancid, turned, high The cream smells a bit off 8 bad, unpropitious, disappointing, unsatisfactory, disheartening, displeasing, slack, slow, substandard, below par, below average, quiet It has been an off year for the local football team 9 cancelled, postponed The meeting is off till next week 10 situated, fixed, supplied Is he really that well off? She was much worse off when they were married