TURNS OFF Synonyms: 141 Similar and Opposite Words

turns off

verb

Definition of turns off next

present tense third-person singular of turn off

as in disgusts

to cause to feel disgust that memorably bad meal turned me off about restaurant food for a while

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as in deviates

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

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as in removes

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

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as in shuts off

to cause to stop functioning please turn off the fan when you're done

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Recent Examples of turns off Luke turns off his targeting computer and blows up the Death Star. —

Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 4 May 2026 However, if there is an actual issue—such as a faulty oxygen sensor heater—clearing the code only turns off the light temporarily without fixing the problem. —

Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 On the satellite nodes, the LED glows solid blue for three minutes, then turns off when the connection to the router is good. —

John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2026 Bangkok is a city that never turns off its lights; Chiang Mai is a city that breathes slower. —

Footwear News, 10 Mar. 2026 The car, however, has a feature that automatically turns off the engine after one hour of idling. —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026 This extension cord with dual USB ports not only provides industrial design to your office setup or living space, but also turns off automatically once your mobile device is charged in order to save your battery. —

Kelsey Borovinsky, Architectural Digest, 9 Feb. 2026 Usually the treatment plant turns off its pumps, allowing ice to flow by the intake. —

Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026 Depending on the type, electric bikes can reach speeds of more than 20 mph before the electric motor turns off. —

Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for turns off

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Piker’s endorsement of Mills deviates from other progressives who have thrown their support behind Platner.

— Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
But then the dream deviates, and takes me to the set of Gilligan’s Island, where Bob Denver, who originally played the part of Gilligan, has been replaced by a bearded intellectual who looks like Karl Marx combined with Cesar Romero, who played the Joker on the original Batman TV show.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Mar. 2026