Antonyms for carrying off
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : kar-ee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈkær i |
- abandon
- abstain
- accept
- add
- allow
- avoid
- be honest
- be immune
- bear
- begin
- build
- combine
- commence
- construct
- continue
- create
- disallow
- discontinue
- disenchant
- disgust
- dissuade
- dodge
- drop
- employ
- engage
- fail
- fill
- fix
- forfeit
- forget
- free
- give
- give birth
- give in
- give up
- hinder
- hire
- hold
- ignore
- include
- initiate
- insert
- introduce
- keep
- languish
- leave
- let go
- liberate
- load
- loose
- loosen
- lose
- lower
- maintain
- misconceive
- miss
- misunderstand
- neglect
- not finish
- offer
- open
- pass
- permit
- place
- plant
- precede
- protect
- put in
- put on
- ratify
- receive
- refuse
- reject
- release
- relinquish
- remain
- repulse
- retain
- return
- ruin
- save
- sow
- spend
- start
- stay
- stop
- store
- surrender
- throw away
- turn off
- unfasten
- unite
- unsettle
- weaken
- welcome
- yield
Definition of carrying off
Origin :- c.1600, "vehicle for carrying," from carry (v.). U.S. football sense attested by 1949.
- As in kidnap : verb abduct; hold for ransom
- As in remove : verb lift or move object; take off, away
- As in seize : verb abduct; take by force
- As in shanghai : verb kidnap
- As in shoplift : verb steal
- As in snitch : verb steal
- As in steal : verb take something without permission
- As in succeed : verb attain good outcome
- As in take : verb get; help oneself to
- As in take : verb steal
- As in abduct : verb take by force and without permission
- As in bring off : verb accomplish
- As in complete : verb carry out action
- As in finish : verb defeat; kill
- As in hack it : verb to succeed
Synonyms for carrying off
- abduct
- abolish
- abstract
- accept
- accomplish
- accroach
- achieve
- acquire
- actualize
- ambush
- amputate
- annex
- annihilate
- apprehend
- appropriate
- arrest
- arrive
- arrogate
- assassinate
- attain
- avail
- bag
- be successful
- benefit
- best
- blackmail
- body snatch
- borrow
- bring down
- bring home the bacon
- bring to fruition
- bring to maturity
- bring to pass
- bundle off
- burglarize
- bust
- call it a day
- cap
- capture
- carry away
- carry off
- carry out
- cart off
- carve out
- catch
- cheat
- clasp
- claw
- clear away
- close
- clutch
- coax
- collar
- collect
- come off
- come out on top
- come through
- commandeer
- conclude
- confiscate
- conquer
- consummate
- cozen
- crown
- cut it
- cut out
- cut the mustard
- decoy
- defraud
- delete
- deliver the goods
- depose
- despoil
- destroy
- detach
- determine
- dethrone
- develop
- dig out
- discard
- discharge
- dislodge
- dismiss
- dispatch
- displace
- dispose of
- distance
- disturb
- divert
- do
- do all right
- do away with
- do in
- do the trick
- do thoroughly
- doff
- dognap
- down
- earn
- efface
- effect
- effectuate
- eject
- elaborate
- eliminate
- embezzle
- end
- ensnare
- entice
- entrap
- equip
- erase
- evacuate
- exact
- execute
- expel
- expropriate
- expunge
- exterminate
- extract
- filch
- fill
- finalize
- finish
- flourish
- force
- fulfill
- furnish
- gain
- gain possession
- gather up
- get
- get hold of
- get rid of
- get through
- get to the top
- go the limit
- go through with
- go whole hog
- grab
- grasp
- grip
- grow famous
- halt
- handle
- haul in
- have
- heist
- hijack
- hit
- hit the mark
- hold
- hold for ransom
- hold up
- hook
- housebreak
- impound
- impress
- incorporate
- inveigh
- junk
- keep
- kidnap
- lay hands on
- lay hold of
- liberate
- lift
- liquidate
- loot
- lure
- make a fortune
- make a go of it
- make good
- make it
- make off with
- make out
- make the cut
- make the grade
- make up
- misappropriate
- nab
- nail
- nip
- obtain
- occupy
- oust
- outdistance
- outwit
- overcome
- overpower
- overrun
- overtake
- overwhelm
- peculate
- perfect
- perform
- pick up
- pickpocket
- pilfer
- pillage
- pinch
- pirate
- plagiarize
- pluck
- plunder
- poach
- possess
- pounce
- preempt
- prehend
- prevail
- profit
- prosper
- pull in
- pull it off
- pull off
- pull out
- purge
- purloin
- put an end to
- put away
- put the snatch on
- put to bed
- raise
- ransack
- reach
- realize
- reap
- receive
- recover
- refine
- relegate
- remove
- retrieve
- rifle
- rip off
- rip out
- round off
- round out
- rout
- rub out
- ruin
- run away with
- run off with
- sack
- salvage
- score
- secure
- seduce
- seize
- separate
- sequester
- settle
- sew up
- shanghai
- shed
- ship
- shoplift
- skim
- skyjack
- slaughter
- slay
- snag
- snare
- snatch
- sneeze
- snitch
- spirit away
- steal
- stick up
- strike
- strike out
- strip
- subdue
- succeed
- supplement
- surmount
- swindle
- swipe
- take
- take by storm
- take captive
- take down
- take hold of
- take in
- take off
- take out
- take over
- take possession of
- tear out
- terminate
- thieve
- thrive
- throttle
- throw out
- transfer
- transport
- trap
- triumph
- turn out
- ultimate
- unload
- unseat
- uproot
- usurp
- vanquish
- vaporize
- walk off with
- waylay
- win
- wind up
- wipe out
- withdraw
- work
- worst
- wrap up
- wrench
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