put off

verb

Definition of put offnext
1
as in to postpone
to assign to a later time never put off until tomorrow what you can do today

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2
as in to remove
to rid oneself of (a garment) put off your coat and stay awhile

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3
as in to disgust
to cause to feel disgust she was put off by his blatantly sexist attitude

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Recent Examples of put off Home Depot has been pressured by lower housing turnover, higher mortgage rates and economic uncertainty as customers have put off projects that come with buying a new home. — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Buying school supplies is something parents don’t put off, studies show. — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Lee said the administration requested the hearing be put off until after that date, but the Council declined. — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026 Don’t put off talking with him, even if the subject is uncomfortable for one or both of you. — Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for put off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for put off
  1. postpone
  2. remove
  3. disgust
  4. delay
  5. repulse
  6. put over
  7. sicken
  8. defer
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  • There may be an additional time now that the weekend closure has been postponed.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The trial of a Libyan man linked to the 1988 Lockerbie bombing has been postponed at the 11th hour after new evidence emerged just days before jury selection was due to begin in Washington.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of postpone
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  • In sick bay, M’Benga tries to remove the table and end his life so Chapel can give up on him, an effort that proves futile.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Though your home may have its share of appliances, mail, mugs, or anything else that lives on your countertops daily, they should be removed before listing.
    — Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of remove
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  • Allie, in particular, is disgusted by the men who treat her as functionally interchangeable with any other available, able-bodied woman.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 21 Aug. 2026
  • If the polls are any indication, Americans in general are disgusted with Washington’s Israel policy.
    — Daniel DePetris, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of disgust
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  • During the first quarter of this year, around $130 billion worth of data center projects were blocked or delayed due to local opposition, according to a report from Data Center Watch.
    — Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The classroom pipeline feeds directly into Russia’s conscription system, which requires all 18-year-old men to complete one year’s military service, though in reality many avoid or delay being drafted.
    — Bloomberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of delay
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  • His recent comments didn’t favor the Browns fanbase, and many Cleveland fans seem viscerally repulsed by him.
    — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Most Americans are repulsed by the core ideas of radical leftists.
    — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of repulse
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  • After losing nearly a stroke and a half to the field on the greens in Round 1, Åberg has gained nearly three strokes putting over the last two days.
    — Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The company’s Super+ membership is approaching one million members and has helped customers put over $1 billion back in their pockets.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 7 July 2026
Definition of put over
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  • The broader outbreak has sickened hundreds of people across the country and led to dozens of hospitalizations.
    — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The tally of people sickened in the outbreak by the parasite cyclospora is now 11,458, the FDA said, up from about 10,900 reported last week.
    — Todd Feurer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of sicken
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  • But Japan’s experience suggests what can happen when a bunch of young people who did everything right to prepare for adulthood find the fruits of adulthood deferred, en masse.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Tennessee struggled from the opening coin flip, which the Titans won the toss only to defer, and Seattle needed seven plays before Lock found a wide-open Elijah Arroyo for a 36-yard TD.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
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“Put off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20off. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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