turned off 1 of 2

adjective

as in opposing

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verb

past tense of turn off
1
as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while

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2
as in deviated
to change one's course or direction turn off at the third exit and follow the ramp to your left

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3
as in removed
to let go from office, service, or employment eventually, the supervisor turned off the insubordinate employee

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4
as in shut off
to cause to stop functioning please turn off the fan when you're done

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Recent Examples of turned off
Verb
Air Force One, despite the president not being on board, according to the Post, had its transponder turned off. — Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 Residents who can see or smell smoke are advised to remain indoors with their doors and windows closed, an air purifier running and air conditioning turned off. — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026 And whether they were turned off by the changes in franchise direction with shows like Discovery or just wanted to see Patrick Stewart back in action, Paramount clearly thought this show would be almost universally beloved. — Chris Snellgrove, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 Watching together can create opportunities for conversation, questions and connection long after the screen is turned off. — Tara Duncan, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026 Windsor Mayor Nuchette Black-Burke said her town turned off its 16 license plate readers in February after a number of residents expressed concerns about the data sharing. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026 They should be turned off to eliminate any distraction from the instructor’s lesson. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Although parental controls may be turned off, one household rule remains firmly in place. — Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 Longer Battery Life A full charge of the Impact 1000’s battery provides up to 55 hours of listening time with ANC turned off. — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for turned off
  1. opposing
  2. disgusted
  3. deviated
  4. removed
  5. shut off
  6. opposed
  7. sickened
  8. turned
Adjective
  • The eight bean bags are divided according to color, and players will alternate standing behind their cornhole board and tossing the bean bags at the opposing board.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Still, MacDonald’s claims matter in part because of two opposing movements.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of opposing
Verb
  • In 2017, the Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine went to a team of French researchers who used advanced brain-scanning technology to measure the extent to which some people are disgusted by fromage.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2026
  • Kim The call left Kim Grindell disgusted, furious and wracked with guilt.
    — Rich Schapiro, NBC news, 20 June 2026
Definition of disgusted
Verb
  • The Costa Concordia allegedly deviated from its planned route around the Mediterranean Sea to do this.
    — Katie Mather, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • And yet at the start of the Mass, a priest read aloud a statement justifying the consecrations as a necessary defense of the faith and criticizing how the Catholic Church today had deviated from tradition.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of deviated
Verb
  • Griffin Jax was set to start for the Rays, but was removed hours before first pitch because of discomfort in his right elbow.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • When later editions were printed, most of the overt Nazi symbolism was quietly removed from the signatures.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of removed
Verb
  • Investigators say Simpson objected to another boater anchoring near his spot and then shut off the air supply to a teen who was diving from that boat.
    — Larry Seward, Miami Herald, 8 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
Definition of shut off
Adjective
  • Understandably, insurers, lawyers and organizations of fire victims are strongly opposed.
    — Dan Walters, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Some White House aides who focus on politics were strongly opposed, one of the sources said.
    — Margaret Brennan, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of opposed
Verb
  • Key Background This is the second voluntary recall Taylor Farms has conducted in recent weeks, after lettuce from the produce company was linked to the cyclospora outbreak that has sickened tens of thousands of people across the country.
    — Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • However, Ormund is sickened by the blood spurting in his eyes, and Roddy turns the tables, using his remaining hand to stick a knife well into Ormund's backside.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of sickened
Verb
  • Think of this top and shorts set as a pair of pajamas turned travel-day chic.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The Smith family have owned it ever since, and in 2006 Maggie turned it into the hotel that stands today.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
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“Turned off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turned%20off. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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