LEFT OFF Synonyms: 109 Similar and Opposite Words

left off

verb

Definition of left off next

past tense of leave off

as in stopped

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end we usually leave off working as soon as the bell rings

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as in ended

to come to an end the snow should leave off around midnight

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Recent Examples of left off Her follow-up commentary after the win picked up exactly where those months of pre-fight criticism left off. —

Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 He was left off three straight rosters — including the Gold Cup — between the Concacaf Nations League in March 2025 and November friendlies. —

Tom Bogert, New York Times, 12 May 2026 Vanderpump Rules heads to Las Vegas as the original series was notably left off the list of renewals ordered by Bravo. —

Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 11 May 2026 Tadeo Allende was left off the game roster as a precaution for signs of muscle fatigue, per a team spokesman. —

Miami Herald, 9 May 2026 Saeng Douangdara, a Lao American chef and food content creator, recently told The Takeout that fish fillets are best left off the grill grates. —

Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 The episode picks up where the penultimate left off, with Teddy frantically trying to get ahold of Owen and also keep the trauma bay afloat amid an influx of patients from the bridge collapse. —

Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 May 2026 Since reuniting in 2014 after a decade-and-a-half of solo careers, actual careers, and day jobs, American Football can be counted among the bands who’ve tried picking up where that landmark left off. —

Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 4 May 2026 Mostly left off the list were Washington’s supporters — who loudly screamed and chanted in the gallery. —

Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026

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Can the textpocalypse be stopped?

— Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Otherwise, the Canadiens were stopped on their first shot and scored on their next three in Game 6; the Sabres were stopped on their first shot and scored on three straight against Jakub Dobeš in Game 5.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 17 May 2026