The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms - off 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. 1) 0 situated, fixed, supplied: Is he really that well off? She was much worse off when they were married.