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Synonyms for put off
put off
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Princeton's WordNet
postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve, set back, defer, remit, put offverb
hold back to a later time
"let's postpone the exam"
Synonyms:
put back, put over, elude, circumvent, set back, turn off, confuse, sidestep, dishearten, remand, give in, remit, parry, dodge, bow, send back, tabulate, accede, flurry, prorogue, hedge, evade, defer, tabularise, table, tabularize, carry over, postpone, duck, slacken, shelve, hold over, disconcert, knock back, get across, fudge, submit, skirtturn off, put offverb
cause to feel intense dislike or distaste
Synonyms:
defer, dishearten, fudge, put over, dodge, switch off, hold over, remit, confuse, turn off, circumvent, hedge, sidestep, cut, flurry, skirt, table, disconcert, elude, turn out, prorogue, evade, shelve, parry, duck, set back, postponedishearten, put offverb
take away the enthusiasm of
Synonyms:
defer, dishearten, fudge, put over, dodge, hold over, remit, confuse, turn off, circumvent, hedge, sidestep, flurry, skirt, table, disconcert, elude, prorogue, evade, shelve, parry, duck, set back, postponeconfuse, flurry, disconcert, put offverb
cause to feel embarrassment
"The constant attention of the young man confused her"
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fuddle, put over, confound, befuddle, set back, fox, turn off, confuse, sidestep, blur, jumble, dishearten, circumvent, discomfit, mix up, defer, parry, dodge, remit, elude, duck, skirt, obscure, flurry, prorogue, hedge, throw, evade, discompose, table, upset, postpone, shelve, untune, hold over, disconcert, discombobulate, fudge, bedevil, obnubilatehedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestepverb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
"He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
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put over, circumvent, set back, dip, turn off, confuse, sidestep, cook, douse, overreach, beat, surround, dishearten, hold over, hem in, environ, defer, outfox, deflect, parry, dodge, remit, fake, duck, border, flurry, prorogue, block, outsmart, hedge, manipulate, evade, falsify, table, misrepresent, postpone, hedge in, shelve, beleaguer, elude, disconcert, ring, wangle, escape, fudge, outwit, besiege, bilk, skirt
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
put off
Synonyms:
[Active.] discard, renounce, reject, cast aside, lay asideput off
Synonyms:
defeat, frustrate, disappoint, turn aside, baffleput off
Synonyms:
defer, delay, procrastinate, postponeput off
Synonyms:
get rid of, dispose ofput off
Synonyms:
[Neuter.] leave shore, put to sea, put forth
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#464 | table | |
#868 | submit | |
#1324 | cut | |
#1517 | ring | |
#1662 | block | |
#2851 | beat | |
#3139 | cook | |
#3222 | fox | |
#3282 | border | |
#4404 | throw | |
#4430 | escape | |
#4626 | dodge | |
#6134 | fake | |
#6185 | skirt | |
#6335 | bow | |
#7123 | duck | |
#8297 | surround | |
#9094 | dip | |
#9423 | upset | |
#11515 | hedge | |
#11813 | environ | |
#13380 | obscure | |
#15115 | manipulate | |
#17688 | fudge | |
#17984 | blur | |
#20060 | confuse | |
#21866 | parry | |
#23567 | defer | |
#24731 | remit | |
#27779 | remand | |
#28220 | postpone | |
#32152 | jumble | |
#33891 | circumvent | |
#35107 | sidestep | |
#35156 | flurry | |
#35306 | evade | |
#44754 | deflect | |
#57345 | misrepresent | |
#59581 | confound | |
#64306 | elude | |
#64838 | falsify | |
#68545 | accede | |
#77925 | outwit | |
#79454 | tabulate | |
#81713 | shelve | |
#94911 | outsmart | |
#110802 | douse | |
#120061 | bilk | |
#141616 | besiege | |
#154483 | slacken | |
#158476 | overreach | |
#189431 | befuddle | |
#216211 | bedevil | |
#270504 | fuddle | |
#308012 | wangle | |
#311709 | disconcert | |
#322072 | dishearten |
How to use put off in a sentence?
Republican Senator Mitch McConnell:
This will have an impact of the timing of considering a new attorney general, i had hoped to turn to her next week but if we can't finish the trafficking bill she will be put off again.
We cannot put off living until we are ready. The most salient characteristic of life is its coerciveness it is always urgent, 'here and now,' without any possible postponement. Life is fired at us point-blank.
It was a sad existence. There were no highs. It was a flatline of life for a few months, you hear these horrific stories of people not seeing their child as theirs, or wanting to hurt them, and I never felt that way. That's why I put off getting it checked as I hated Chrissy Teigen, not my child.
It’s still unreal. And I know he’s not the only person in that type of situation, and that’s one reason why I’ve been willing to tell this story and put it out there because it could be anybody’s mother, sister, or daughter. They need the help, and it shouldn’t be put off.
To fight fear, act. To increase fear--wait, put off postpone.
Translations for put off
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- أرجأArabic
- aufschieben, verschiebenGerman
- αναβάλλωGreek
- posponerSpanish
- به تعویق انداختنPersian
- lykätäFinnish
- ajourner, rebuterFrench
- स्थगितHindi
- letakkanIndonesian
- tardigarIdo
- draga á langinnIcelandic
- 延期Japanese
- utsetteNorwegian
- utsette, utsetjeNorwegian Nynorsk
- przełożyć, odłożyćPolish
- adiarPortuguese
- amânaRomanian
- отложить, откладыватьRussian
- dra på, dra i långbänk, skjuta uppSwedish
- 推遲Chinese
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