puts off

verb

present tense third-person singular of put off
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. — 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
  1. postpones
  2. removes
  3. disgusts
  4. delays
  5. shrugs off
  6. repulses
  7. holds over
  8. takes off
Verb
  • The injury postpones any plans to send the 20-year-old out on loan.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Or someone managing diabetes who postpones a preventive visit because grocery shopping, prescription pickups, and coordinating multiple specialists compete for limited time and energy.
    — Aimée K. Dailey, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of postpones
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  • That distinction removes a major uncertainty surrounding the material.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Pre-toning with a purple toner removes yellow shades, which prepares the hair to accept the silver dye.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of removes
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  • That’s what really disgusts me.
    — Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 20 May 2026
Definition of disgusts
Verb
  • Fat actually delays gastric emptying and digestion even more, keeping blood sugar much steadier.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Tennis has always been highly dependent on the weather; unlike in soccer or football, rain cancels or delays a match until the court is dry enough to be playable.
    — Aaron Short, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of delays
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  • Wrapped in a tough, drop-proof fabric shell that floats and shrugs off water, it is engineered to survive real-world chaos.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Turkey’s government insists its courts are independent as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan shrugs off European rulings, a stance that has already fueled a diplomatic clash with Western ambassadors over Kavala’s detention.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of shrugs off
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  • Sigmund Freud believed that every crush has a strand of disgust, that people are attracted to what repulses them.
    — Daniel Felsenthal, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Charlie, though, is trying to keep them out of a country that thoroughly repulses him.
    — Alexander Nazaryan, New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of repulses
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  • Pacific time, It will be played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which holds over 100,000 spectators.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Pitt Rivers Museum, one of the world's leading institutions for anthropology, ethnology and archaeology, holds over 6,000 Naga artifacts.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of holds over
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  • Brian takes off for Castle Leathers with Murtagh at his side, and Ellen returns to Castle Leoch to face her brothers.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Oviedo’s Camari Solomon takes the pitch from Sebastian Galeano, makes several guys miss and takes off for the 80 yard touchdown run.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of takes off

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“Puts off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/puts%20off. Accessed 3 Oct. 2026.

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