SHUTS OFF Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

shuts off

verb

present tense third-person singular of shut off

as in stops

to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end threatened to shut off peace talks if the other side kept making unreasonable demands

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as in kills

to cause to stop functioning shut off the computer to save electricity

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Recent Examples of shuts off Getting testosterone from a pill or gel shuts off the body’s natural process for making the hormone. — Matthew Perrone, Fortune, 16 July 2026 In cool mode, the fan often stays on while the compressor shuts off, which continuously drains power just to push room-temperature air. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 June 2026 Sena says the headlight automatically shuts off after 10 minutes in a bid to preserve battery life. — Utkarsh Sood june 07, New Atlas, 7 June 2026 So nothing shuts off overnight. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026 This shuts off the engine at stoplights or when idling, and restarts it once the accelerator is pressed. — ABC News, 16 Mar. 2026 This device recognizes when nature brings the water that your lawn needs and shuts off automatic sprinklers. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2026 Each treatment lasts three minutes and automatically shuts off when it's done. — Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026 Grant leads his mother down the steps as Rose shuts off the light. — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025

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Sterling that migrates from bank deposits into stablecoin reserves stops funding mortgages and business lending, and a fast-growing coin could pull deposits out of the banking system quicker than banks could adjust.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Staff would be expected to evacuate patients in the event of a major tremor, but the plan stops there, according to Bubenek.

— Andrei Popoviciu, The Dial, 21 July 2026

Definition of stops

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There is also evidence, both Moss and Saphire note, that measles kills immune system memory cells when infecting someone without vaccine-induced or natural immunity.

— Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026
Odysseus reveals who is really is, and with the help of Telemachus, kills all the suitors in a breakneck fight to the death.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Definition of kills

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This is not only devastating because Aang appears fatally injured, but because if an Avatar dies in the Avatar State, the entire cycle of Avatar reincarnation ceases and the earth’s balance is forever lost.

— Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026
What is surprising—indeed, almost shocking—is when a particular fashion ceases to change.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 June 2026

Definition of ceases

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If Platner bows out and the Democrats put forth a new Senate nominee that turns off the progressive base, Coleman said that could change the tide of the general election, too.

— Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 9 July 2026
The Mobi Fold embraces its bendy nature and, sensibly, automatically turns on when opened up and turns off when it’s folded shut.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 10 June 2026

Definition of turns off

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Once the eclipse ends, this rugged headland becomes an excellent place to watch the Perseids, with broad ocean views and little interference from nearby towns.

— Jamie Carter, Space.com, 15 July 2026
The last step is acknowledging that there’s never really any dragon, even or any moment when the journey ends.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of ends

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The man looks down almost immediately after the light turns on when the light deactivates.

— Perry Vandell, AZCentral.com, 10 Feb. 2026
This higher temperature darkens the paste, slightly caramelizes the sugar, and deactivates enzymes that would otherwise break down pectin, resulting in a thicker, more cooked-tasting product.

— Anne Wolf, Martha Stewart, 7 Jan. 2026

Definition of deactivates

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Kansas Appleseed, Loud Light and the Disability Rights Center of Kansas sued over the repeal of the grace period and Douglas County District Court Judge Carl Folsom granted an injunction that halts the new law and restores the grace period.

— Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
This blocks defects and halts ion migration, preventing the material from separating over time.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026