1
as in postpones
to assign to a later time
never put off until tomorrow what you can do today
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2
as in removes
to rid oneself of (a garment)
put off your coat and stay awhile
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3
as in disgusts
to cause to feel disgust
she was put off by his blatantly sexist attitude
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Recent Examples of puts off
When a leader puts off a decision, the people around them feel the pause first.
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Mohamed Al Hashemi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The longer Congress puts off reckoning with these problems, the more difficult the solutions will be.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
Leaving clean laundry in the dryer or hamper only puts off a chore until later, keeps clean clothes from its proper place, and also risks wrinkles or someone accidentally mistaking it for dirty laundry instead.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Mohamed Al Hashemi,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
The longer Congress puts off reckoning with these problems, the more difficult the solutions will be.
—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 May 2026
Leaving clean laundry in the dryer or hamper only puts off a chore until later, keeps clean clothes from its proper place, and also risks wrinkles or someone accidentally mistaking it for dirty laundry instead.
—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for puts off
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The Defense secretary said the ceasefire postpones the deadline for securing such approval.
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This is equally true of society, and disregarding this truth only postpones the moment of reckoning.
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Assembly Bill 46, carried by Assemblymember Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove, removes a legal standard that restricted courts’ ability to deny diversion.
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Peeling removes some of the vegetable's nutritional content like dietary fiber, vitamin A, and vitamin C.
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That’s what really disgusts me.
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The deal also delays the elimination of dental help for undocumented adults a year later than Newsom proposed.
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Extending careers delays workforce loss but does not address long-term demographic trends or the inevitability of workforce transition.
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The team shrugs off criticism that the end result was overbudget and overdue.
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Once again, Rodrigo shrugs off concern.
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Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.
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Charlie, though, is trying to keep them out of a country that thoroughly repulses him.
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The leverage China holds over Taiwan is not merely military.
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Groups of friends have stopped talking and started focusing on the match, wondering if either team will score to change the 3-0 score Argentina holds over Algeria.
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When Krem takes off in Kara’s spacecraft, a rusted hulk that’s like an interplanetary RV, and shoots her beloved dog Krypto with a lethal tranquilizer that will result in agonizing death in three days, Kara joins Ruthye on her revenge quest.
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There is a similar silence after Maggie’s mother takes off.
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“Puts off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20off. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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