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offline Synonyms & Antonyms

/ɒfˈlaɪn/

What Is Another Word for Offline?

Instead of offline you can say IRL depending on the context. A word with the opposite meaning is online.

Choose a meaning, then find a word that fits your sentence.

Offline as an Adjective

1

Of a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power plant which is not connected to the grid, or a computer which is not connected to the Internet or to any other communications service.

I saved the web pages so I could read them later offline.

2

Happening in the physical world (the real world) as opposed to on the internet.

offline meetings

3

(by extension) Happening in the physical world (the real world) as opposed to on the internet.

offline dating

Synonyms & similar words

Antonyms & near antonyms

Offline as an Adverb

1

While offline; with an offline system.

2

Outside the current meeting, in a more private setting.

Offline as a Verb

1

To take (a system, etc.) offline; to demote from an active or online state.

2

To raid another player's base while that player is not currently playing.

Offline in a Sentence

I saved the web pages so I could read them later offline.

He only had the option to play offline games because there was no Wi-Fi.

offline meetings

offline dating

Word Forms & Grammar

offline (not comparable)

offline (third-person singular simple present offlines, present participle offlining, simple past and past participle offlined)

Words That Rhyme With Offline

off-lineoff linecutoff linemolotov linepayoff linetakeoff linetrough line

Origin of Offline

From off- +‎ line.

Offline at a Glance

Part of speechadjective, adverb, verb
Pronunciation/ɒfˈlaɪn/
MeaningOf a system, currently not connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. For example, a power…
SynonymsIRL
Antonymsonline
Verb formsofflines, offlining, offlined

Quick Answers About Offline

Is offline an adjective or an adverb?

Offline is mainly used as an adjective, but it can also be used as an adverb and a verb.

What is the opposite of offline?

The opposite of offline is online.

What is the past tense of offline?

The past tense of offline is offlined. The present participle is offlining.