cast off

Questions about cast off

What does cast off mean?

cast off means "get rid of". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for cast off?

Close synonyms include shed, cast, shake off, throw, throw off. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of cast off?

The recorded antonyms are cast on.

Is cast off a common word?

cast off is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.