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
Williams, a third-team All-NBA and second-team All-Defensive selection last season, tore the scapholunate ligament in his wrist on April 9 but put off surgery until after the Thunder’s historic run.
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
While some folks are put off by raw fennel’s pushy licorice taste, the flavors mellow as its edges soften and become slightly sweet and lush.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Although observing from a rural spot is ideal, people who can’t escape the city shouldn’t be put off, says Debra Ceravolo, an astrophotographer who images the sky from southern British Columbia.
—Dan Falk, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
She was particularly put off when the men, citing past cases of police corruption, suggested that law enforcement might have somehow been implicated in Scott’s death.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 22 Oct. 2025
While some folks are put off by raw fennel’s pushy licorice taste, the flavors mellow as its edges soften and become slightly sweet and lush.
—Tribune News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Oct. 2025
Although observing from a rural spot is ideal, people who can’t escape the city shouldn’t be put off, says Debra Ceravolo, an astrophotographer who images the sky from southern British Columbia.
—Dan Falk, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2025
She was particularly put off when the men, citing past cases of police corruption, suggested that law enforcement might have somehow been implicated in Scott’s death.
—Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for put off
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Consider postponing boating activities on the lake until a day with less wind.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Some of his concerts were canceled or postponed due to health reasons, and some fans criticized the singer for putting on lackluster performances.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Everglades restoration involves removing as many of these dams as possible without risking flood control, while adding more reservoirs for water storage, all to revive a river of grass that flows once more.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Staff immediately removed him from his cell and provided medical aid.—
Mars King,
Twin Cities,
9 Jan. 2026
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In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of English and French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by cheese.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who believes that our access to essential medicines should be based on science, not political ideology, should be disgusted by these legal attacks.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Dec. 2025
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If your flight is canceled or significantly delayed due to the cuts, you’re legally entitled to a cash refund, not just some future credit.—
The Kim Komando Show,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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According to the flight status report on the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field website Friday, the airport had delayed arrivals from Dallas-Fort Worth, Chicago and Houston, and canceled flights from Charlotte and Salt Lake City.—
JOSH FUNK,
Arkansas Online,
8 Nov. 2025
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For reasons that are quite possibly too unbearable to contemplate, a large group of American voters was not repulsed by such slander—they were actually aroused by it—and our politics have not been the same.—
Jeffrey Goldberg,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Nicole is the kind of wife who moves out of her father’s home into her husband’s home, and who has been taught to be repulsed by the mushroom spores covering her body, just like all the women in their community.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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Packaging Corporation of America is closing a Charlotte-area manufacturing plant, putting over 100 out of work by the end of the year.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Oct. 2025
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The federal government shut down Wednesday after funding laws expired, putting over 750,000 federal employees on furlough and leaving others working without pay.—
Sarah Cutler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
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Most of those sickened were not vaccinated, and two children died.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
5 Jan. 2026
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Just thinking about it totally sickens me.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Jan. 2026
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However, a ruling could still be deferred until later in 2026, which many Beltway insiders believe could be more realistic.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Jan. 2026
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Eighty years later, the country learned what happens when maintenance is deferred.—
Philip Martin,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Put off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/put%20off. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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