Synonyms for put off
put off

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1. 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, skirt

2. turn 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, postpone

3. dishearten, 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, postpone

4. confuse, flurry, disconcert, put offverb

   cause to feel embarrassment

   "The constant attention of the young man confused her"

   Synonyms:
   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, obnubilate

5. hedge, 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"

   Synonyms:
   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

Matched Categories

1. • Avoid
   • Discourage
   • Embarrass
   • Repel

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1. put off

   Synonyms:
   [Active.] discard, renounce, reject, cast aside, lay aside

2. put off

   Synonyms:
   defeat, frustrate, disappoint, turn aside, baffle

3. put off

   Synonyms:
   defer, delay, procrastinate, postpone

4. put off

   Synonyms:
   get rid of, dispose of

5. put off

   Synonyms:
   [Neuter.] leave shore, put to sea, put forth

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1. put off

   Synonyms:
   discard, doff, delay, defer, postpone, procrastinate

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How to use put off in a sentence?

1. Zhang Huaizhi:

   Consumers are concerned about future income and cash flows, they will put off buying cars or properties when they have too much debt.

2. Charlton Heston:

   A war put off is not a war avoided.

3. Craig Erlam:

   I think retail traders are here to stay, never before has it been so easy to trade financial markets... Some will be put off, naturally, but I think there'll be plenty who won't. These are very interesting times in the markets, after all.

4. Sir Walter Scott:

   To be always intending to live a new life, but never find time to set about it - this is as if a man should put off eating and drinking from one day to another till he be starved and destroyed.

5. Jorge Luis Borges:

   The truth is that we live out our lives putting off all that can be put off; perhaps we all know deep down that we are immortal and that sooner or later all men will do and know all things.