coming off
Separating from something
Coming off describes the process of emerging from a state or experience.
You come off a medication by gradually stopping it: I'm coming off antidepressants.
You come off a victory or defeat by having just experienced it: They're coming off three straight losses.
To ask how something came off is to ask how it went: How did the interview come off?
When someone comes off a certain way, that's how they're perceived: He comes off as arrogant, but he's actually shy.
Opening what was secured
- separatingDividing into parts
- disconnectingBreaking an established link
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
- releasingAllowing to escape
unhooking · unclasping · unlatching · untying · disengaging · peeling · stripping · shedding
Progressive decrease in width
- quittingCeasing an activity
- weaningGradual dietary independence
- detoxingEliminating toxins from body
- stoppingCeasing to continue
discontinuing · abstaining · recovering · kicking · cold turkey · cravings · symptoms · dependency
Appearing to be
- appearingBecoming visible or present
- soundingDepth measurement technique
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
- presentingDisplaying to an audience
conveying · striking · registering · reading · looking · encountering · perceiving · interpreting
Bringing to completion
- placingPutting in position
- emergingComing into view
- faringManaging or progressing
- doingCarrying out an action
competing · recovering · rebounding · bouncing back · following up · tournament · season · match
In active function
- panning outDeveloping successfully over time
- materializingBecoming real or visible
- happeningEvent in progress
- clickingMaking short sharp sounds
landing · pulling off · nailing · executing · achieving · managing · delivering · accomplishing
unfastening
Opening what was secured
- separatingDividing into parts
- disconnectingBreaking an established link
- looseningReducing tightness or tension
releasing · unhooking · unclasping · unlatching · untying · disengaging · peeling · stripping · shedding · unsticking
tapering
Progressive decrease in width
stopping · discontinuing · abstaining · recovering · kicking · cold turkey · cravings · symptoms · dependency · medication
seeming
Appearing to be
- appearingBecoming visible or present
- soundingDepth measurement technique
- projectingExtending outward from surroundings
presenting · conveying · striking · registering · reading · looking · encountering · perceiving · interpreting · arrogant
finishing
Bringing to completion
doing · competing · recovering · rebounding · bouncing back · following up · tournament · season · match · game
working
In active function
- panning outDeveloping successfully over time
- materializingBecoming real or visible
- happeningEvent in progress
clicking · landing · pulling off · nailing · executing · achieving · managing · delivering · accomplishing · culminating
coming offfalling through
Failing to happen
failing · not happening · flopping · fizzling out · collapsing
coming offgoing on
In the process
starting · beginning · continuing · getting on · commencing
come, coming, becoming, upcoming, comes, comer, unbecoming, overcoming, coming-of-age