PAID OFF Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

paid off

verb

past tense of pay off

as in paid

to give what is owed for I finally paid off the loan

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repudiated

as in bribed

to influence someone with a bribe she paid off the security guard so that she could steal whatever she liked

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Recent Examples of paid off Those bonds are typically paid off over the course of 20 years. — Sofi Zeman july 24, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026 The bet paid off, as the company increased its revenue the following year by almost five times to nearly $750,000. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026 That the new advertising wrinkle effectively will have paid off Fox’s rights fee for this World Cup should serve as an indication that FIFA’s experiment is about to cross over into the territory of SOP. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026 Those changes have paid off in terms of creating that momentum. — Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 17 July 2026 In an alternate universe, the Sparks’ win over Chicago on Friday could have been a barometer to indicate whether general manager Raegan Pebley’s gamble to trade Rickea Jackson to the Sky paid off. — Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026 So, the question was whether the frequent sub-optimal error correction paid off by keeping drift from causing even larger problems. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 10 July 2026 There have been countless instances where casting unknown actors has paid off, including an array of recent examples. — Emily Maskell, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 Ruiz was making his first start since Spain’s World Cup opener, replacing Pedri in the lineup in a mildly surprising tactical decision by De La Fuente — whose later substitute decisions paid off even more. — ABC News, 10 July 2026

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Being paid a paltry second-line rate for the next six years is a bargain.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Former Bishop Feehan star Brody Bumila didn’t go in the first round of the MLB draft earlier this month, but the 6-foot-9 lefty with an 100 mph fastball still got paid like one of the top selections.

— Greg Dudek, Boston Herald, 21 July 2026

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Retained for criminal defense work, Dwyer bribed an NYPD officer to access a confidential federal law enforcement database, obtaining personal information on government witnesses.

— David Niccolini, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
In exchange, the indictment said, the bettors bribed Beasley and his debts to Davis were reduced or eliminated.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026