Synonyms of turn off

turn off 1 of 2

verb

1

as in to disgust

to cause to feel disgust

that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disgust
• repulse
• put off
• sicken
• turn one's stomach
• gross out
• appall
• repel
• revolt
• nauseate
• horrify
• distress
• outrage
• insult
• shock
• displease
• offend
• disquiet
• affront

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pull
• attract
• draw
• charm
• lure
• seduce
• entice
• please
• tempt
• disarm
• captivate
• entrance
• appeal (to)
• allure
• beguile
• delight
• enchant
• rejoice
• gratify
• fascinate
• tickle
• bewitch
• interest
• intrigue
• enthrall
• enrapture

2

as in to deviate

to change one's course or direction

turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deviate
• turn
• swing
• sheer
• diverge
• wheel
• veer
• turn back
• detour
• swerve
• tack
• double (back)
• zigzag

3

as in to sack

to let go from office, service, or employment

eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sack
• remove
• dismiss
• retire
• fire
• release
• can
• muster out
• terminate
• lay off
• ax
• send packing
• show (someone) the door
• discharge
• bounce
• pink-slip
• kick out
• excess
• cashier
• boot (out)
• drum (out)
• throw out
• chuck (out)
• downsize
• trim
• furlough
• separate
• unseat

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sign (up or on)
• take on
• retain
• employ
• engage
• hire
• keep
• contract
• reemploy
• recruit
• rehire
• subcontract

4

as in to shut off

to cause to stop functioning

please turn off the fan when you're done

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shut off
• kill
• brake
• deactivate
• stick
• cut off
• phase out
• flick (off)
• draw up
• jam
• dismantle
• halt
• stall
• arrest
• mothball
• chock

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• set off
• turn on
• move
• start
• run
• drive
• power
• trigger
• activate
• propel
• generate
• spark
• push
• touch off
• charge
• fire
• fuel
• crank (up)
• actuate
• trip
• release
• discharge
• switch
• launch
• energize
• electrify
• recharge
• reactivate

turnoff

2 of 2

noun

as in slope

Related Words

• slope
• corner
• incline
• hairpin
• loop
• inclination
• decline
• dogleg
• reflection
• spiral
• twist
• winding
• curve
• coil
• convolution
• fold
• incurvature
• buckle
• flexure
• swirl
• curl
• inflection
• curvature
• angle
• arc
• round
• turn
• arch
• warp
• ring
• bend
• wind
• curlicue
• circle
• bow
• kink
• crook
• ringlet

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of turn off

Verb

The class immediately scrambled to barricade the room, pushing tables and chairs against the door and turning off the lights. — Helen Regan, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

While some of these instruments were shut off after the spacecraft finished their historic planetary flybys decades ago, others were turned off due to power requirements. — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Noun

The high costs are also a big turnoff. — Miami Herald, 6 May 2026

That invitation begins at mile 18, where the Yaqui Pass Road turnoff leads northeast toward the desert basin and the gateway community of Borrego Springs. — Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026