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, put off, 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, put off, 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, put off, 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, put off, 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, put off, evade, falsify, table, misrepresent, postpone, hedge in, shelve, beleaguer, elude, disconcert, ring, wangle, escape, fudge, outwit, besiege, bilk, skirt

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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. Milwaukee Bucks:

   I have every confidence in Joe to lead our team during my absence, i tried to put off surgery for as long as I could, but after consulting with my doctor, he advised that the best course of action was to have the procedure now.

2. Doug Baker:

   A lot of that is actually a delayed reaction from the [ issues and volatility ] that the supply chain has been feeling for the last several months, they put off as long as possible, and now we're going to feel the effects of that for the next few months.

3. Todd Rosenbluth:

   The departure by Bill Gross continues to negatively impact Pimco Total Return, again, this is a slow, drawn-out bleed where institutions change managers after much debate. Outflows for Pimco are likely to continue in the months to come given decisions for some were put off from pension funds, foundations and endowments.

4. Vaile Wright:

   One of the unhealthy behaviors we see is avoidance. We have a tendency to avoid and put off during tax season. What happens is that when we continue to avoid over a long term, we are inadvertently telling ourselves that this task is so hard, we can not deal with it, and it becomes overwhelming, i encourage people to do the things to prepare ahead of time. Also, if you have good healthy habits in place, don't abandon them.

5. Neil Atkinson:

   OPEC is quite likely to do what it has often done in the past: put off taking a decision which involves changing the current system until things become clearer, there's a lot of uncertainties out there, not least the U.S. shale outlook, strength in demand, the overall economic outlook, all the rest of it, that more likely than not they will leave it in place and meet again in March.